The case of Lu Kun's murder of two children in a cafe has a great social impact, triggering a series of panic and speculation.
Last year, in Luocheng, the nearest big city to Dongye City, several elderly people in a community had their throats cut overnight. Once the news came out, people extended their own inferences, believing that these old people were square dance enthusiasts, endlessly disturbing the people, relying on the old to sell the old, occupying the life and spiritual space of young people for a long time, and finally attracting butchers. For a time, the square dance in Los Angeles almost disappeared. Even if there are "not afraid of death" people who continue to dance with the speakers, they will either turn down the volume to the minimum or use headphones instead of speakers.
A similar scene reappeared in Dongye City, but the protagonists changed from old people who love square dancing to young parents and their children.
In previous years, the summer vacation was the most noisy time in public places. A large number of children poured into bookstores and restaurants, which were called "locusts crossing the border" by some shop assistants. And this year, the video of Lu Kun killing children spread rapidly, and many parents were still afraid, and they did not allow their children to go to public places to make noise, for fear of provoking the same perverted killers as Lu Kun.
Children noisy in public has long been a social problem that cannot be ignored. Dongye City TV took the opportunity to conduct a grounded survey program, randomly interviewing adults of all ages in cafes, subway cars, libraries, restaurants and other places people. All respondents said that they were disturbed by children to a greater or lesser extent. When the reporter asked whether they had reminded the parents of the children, only 30% of the adults nodded, and the remaining 70% had different expressions, most of them smiling bitterly - "Children are ignorant, and which parents don't care about their children today, it's useless to remind them, forget it, endure."
Thirty percent of the respondents who had negotiated with the parents of their children were also the vast majority who looked helpless, because as the other seventy percent said, reminders are really useless, and encountering unreasonable parents will lead to physical conflicts.
A woman who resigned to prepare for the civil service exam said that she used to study in the community library, and there were always noisy children around. She reminded her once, but the other party didn't listen. Later, she had to rent a desk in the office building.
"Parents are adults, not stupid, their own children make trouble, can they not know? If they are quality parents, the first time a child yells in a place that shouldn't be loud, they will take the initiative to stop it, stop it If you don’t stop, take it away immediately. Those parents who don’t care are intentional at all. They only care about their children having fun and don’t care if they disturb others. It’s useless for you to remind such parents. Isn’t there a saying— You can't wake up a person who pretends to be asleep. They're not pretending to be asleep, they're pretending they don't know, a truth."
The woman's words were eventually edited into the show, which resonated strongly. The audience thinks she is sharp and sharp.
But in fact, this is not the sharpest rhetoric the reporter has heard.
Two interviewees said that they once wanted to kill the child who was yelling at the book cafe.
"You can't imagine how terrible it is for children to be noisy, with all due respect, children and their parents who are screaming in public places where loud noises are prohibited are damned! They can kill our time and space without any guilt, In turn, can we kill them too?"
Of course, it is impossible to cut into the program in this way, but it reflects that some people are really troubled by the noise of children.
Public opinion continues to ferment. Most people in the society think that Lu Kun is too paranoid and his behavior is unacceptable, but a very small number of people think that Lu Kun has done a good job to eliminate harm for the people.
Regardless of what the outside world may say, the case itself is very simple and clear. There were many witnesses and video surveillance at the time of the incident, and Lu Kun also pleaded guilty. Afterwards, experts made two mental and psychological appraisals for him, and they believed that he did not have a mental disorder, nor did he have the "multiple personalities" that the public guessed. A detailed physical examination proved that he had not been exposed to any drugs or hallucinogens.
The Beicheng Branch can handle this case completely, and there is no need to report to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, but when everyone thought the dust had settled, Lu Kun suddenly changed his previous statement and insisted that he was innocent and that he was bewitched by others to kill.
The cult terrorist attack in Los Angeles last year sounded the alarm for the entire public security system. In that case, the cult leader used hypnosis as a weapon to kill a large number of people and even corrupt the police. Han Qu, the former leader of the Los Angeles special police detachment who had an affair with the cult, is still alive and dead.
After this case, there was an unwritten rule in Dongye City: all cases related to psychological manipulation, even if it was just a slap in the face, must be handled by the City Bureau.
Lu Kun's sudden remarks annoyed Wang Hao, deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Beicheng Branch, and had to hand over the case to the Municipal Bureau.
A few days ago, he met Mingshu on a narrow road, and he left a rhetoric, saying that Shu was not qualified to handle the case, and that he had to give an order to send the case to the city bureau.
At that time, he had a lot of confidence and thought that Lu Kun would definitely end in his own hands. Unexpectedly, Lu Kun's rhetoric changed, and without waiting for an order from the superior, the captain and the deputy bureau in charge of criminal investigation transferred people to the city bureau.
Needless to say, when Lu Kun arrived at the city bureau, he was definitely handed over to the serious case team for trial.
He has always been unaccustomed to Mingshu, and felt that this person was bells and whistles, just like a slut, and got into the current position with a face. But the entire serious crime team is holding Mingshu in his arms, boasting like a detective in the world. He was naturally dissatisfied, and even the serious crime team was not used to it. He repeatedly claimed that the serious crime team had thrown an olive branch with him a few years ago, but he rejected it.
Seeing Lu Kun being taken away, he scolded lowly and spat viciously.
Ming Shu stayed up all night, and despite being fed by Xiao Yu'an at night, he was still a little tired except for the excitement aroused by the case.
Lu Kun sat in the interrogation chair with handcuffs on his hands. He was much more emaciated and haggard than when he killed innocent people in Shuhan Cafe.
"You said that you were deceived when you committed the crime." Mingshu stared at him, his cold eyes piercing his eyes, "Who was deceived? How?"
In the Beicheng Branch, Lu Kun almost went crazy when he mentioned the word "bewitched", howling like a trapped beast, with confused eyes, crying and laughing, shouting for injustice, the whole mental patient, even Wang Hao town not live.
But at this time, when Mingshu looked at him like this, his aura was completely dejected, his hands were twisted together, rubbed frequently, his split lips opened and closed, and he couldn't utter a word for a long time.
Mingshu tapped his index finger on the table, his eyes never looked away from his face, and his voice became colder, "You can see clearly, this is not the Beicheng Branch, but the Criminal Investigation Bureau's serious crime team, which specializes in dealing with people like you."
Lu Kun involuntarily retracted his shoulders, his neck and chin were extremely stiff.
Mingshu said: "I'll ask again, who bewitched you? How?"
Half a minute later, Lu Kun shivered: "The tomb... the heart of the tomb!"
Mingshu didn't hear clearly, "What MU? Which MU?"
Fang Yuanhang, who was sitting on the side, showed a surprised expression, "The heart of the tomb? The tomb of the tomb, the heart of the heart?"
The red blood in Lu Kun's eyes seemed to suddenly become angry, crawling around like a parasite.
"Yes!" he exclaimed: "It's the heart of the tomb! She killed me!"
Mingshu turned his face, "You know this person?"
"Master, have you never read novels?" Fang Yuanhang said, "Grave Heart is the most popular writer of suspense novels in recent years, and books are bestsellers!"
"Suspense novels?" Mingshu really doesn't read novels. First, he was born with no literary talent. If he didn't like it, he would fall asleep when he turned the book. Second, he didn't have time, either to focus on the case or to receive professional training from the special police.
"She bewitched me... I wasn't like this before..." Lu Kun said intermittently: "She instigated me to kill! If it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be what I am now!"
Mingshu looked at Lu Kun, and gradually began to count, "When you say 'bewitching' and 'instigation', do you mean the novel of the tomb heart?"
Lu Kun chicken nodded as if pecking at rice, "The heart of the tomb said that some people deserve to die! The law can't punish them, we should take up arms ourselves!"
Mingshu sighed helplessly, "Have you seen the heart of the tomb?"
"Master." Fang Yuanhang said, "The heart of the tomb is just a pseudonym. As far as I know, this person has never been seen before. Whether it is male or female, it has not been disclosed in China."
"The heart of the tomb is a woman!" Lu Kun was excited, "I will kill people only after listening to her words!"
"Hey hey hey!" Fang Yuanhang sneered, "I just read this novel, is it too deep into the play?"
Mingshu stood up, looked down at Lu Kun again, and patted Fang Yuanhang's shoulder, which meant "Here to you".
The so-called "bewitching" turned out to be the suspect's imagination, and Mingshu felt a little helpless.
This Lu Kun is a bit interesting. He had pleaded guilty before, but suddenly brought in a suspense writer. This behavior can be interpreted in many ways. If there is nothing else important, he will stay and listen to Lu Kun's talk from beginning to end. But now obviously can't waste time, another more suspicious case is still waiting for him to solve.
Luo Xiangfu is 62 years old this year. When he was young, he taught Chinese in the township below Dongye City. He is an expert in drawing blackboard newspapers. Now he is an officer of the Municipal Painting and Calligraphy Association. He lives with his wife Kang Yu in an old residential building in Xicheng District.
The two have a son and are currently working in the field.
Kang Yu traveled with her sisters in late June. When she returned home on July 4, she found that Luo Xiangfu was not there, and the phone could not be reached. Two days before, Luo Xiangfu had stopped answering the phone. Kang Yu searched all the places he could find, and asked all the people Luo Xiangfu knew, and they all said that he had not seen Luo Xiangfu in the past few days.
Kang Yu felt deeply that something had happened to Luo Xiangfu and called the police that day.
After comparing the missing persons, the man buried under the rocky ground is Luo Xiangfu.
In homicide investigation, the identification of the victim is an extremely critical step. The vast majority of murders happen between acquaintances, some involve interests, money, and some are superimposed feuds and impulsive crimes.
At present, the investigation of Luo Xiangfu's interpersonal relationship has become the top priority.
After Kang Yu recognized the corpse, her mood was unreasonably calm, and she sat in the inquiry room without saying a word. It took ten minutes or so before her eyes became red.
Mingshu didn't talk to her immediately, so he had someone pour her a glass of water and accompany her quietly.
In the video sent by the police station, Kang Yu did not worry much when she called the police that her husband was missing. Instead, she was organized and listed a few places where Luo Xiangfu might go, and finally sighed softly, guessing that Luo Xiangfu might have been killed.
The police handling the disappearance case is used to seeing emotional residents, and was very impressed by Kang Yu, who was calm from beginning to end. When sending the video, he even mentioned it - "This auntie is a bit strange, usually someone in the family is missing, and the calm person There's nowhere to be calm. She's fine, as if she's just waiting for this day."
Mingshu watched the video repeatedly and felt that Kang Yu's reaction was indeed worthy of attention.
Across the country, homicides caused by conflicts between husbands and wives abound. Some have endured for 20 to 30 years, but once they broke out, they were out of control, leading to tragic consequences.
However, when Luo Xiangfu was killed, Kang Yu was not in Dongye at all, and hotel surveillance and traffic surveillance could be used as evidence.
Kang Yu has a perfect alibi.
"When you called the police, you said that Luo Xiangfu may have been killed." Mingshu started from the situation on the day of the police, "Who do you think he may have been killed by?"
Kang Yu gave a very light "ah", "I..."
"Don't be nervous." Mingshu's tone softened slightly, "I was just thinking, if you propose 'killed', then you should have a guess in your heart."
After a long while, Kang Yu shook his head, "Lao Luo doesn't have a mental illness, so it's impossible for him to get lost, then the worst result is to be killed by someone. As for who this person is, I have no clue."
Obviously this explanation could not convince Mingshu, he held his chin, "Tell me about the last time you saw Luo Xiangfu."
"I wouldn't have gone on this trip." Kang Yu picked up the tissue on the table and touched it at the end of her eyes. The tissue wasn't wet, and she grabbed it into her hand.
Mingshu asked along the way, "Then why did you go later?"
Kang Yu sighed and smiled bitterly, "Lao Luo's ears have become very hard when he gets older. He can't hear what I say to him. We are used to talking loudly at home. In fact, I'm also very tired."
"Last month, a friend from his association came to his house as a guest. I prepared some food and drink and asked him to serve it. He couldn't hear me, so I shouted several times. He slapped me at that time. When my friend left, he had a big fight with me, which meant I yelled at him in front of his friends and made him lose face."
Speaking of this, Kang Yu really had tears in his eyes—perhaps he finally brewed his emotions, or maybe he really felt sentimental, "I can't be angry, I have been angry because of his deaf ears over the years, he actually He told me that. A few days later, my friend invited me to travel to Los Angeles. I didn't want to face Lao Luo at home every day, so I paid the tour fee. On the day I left, Lao Luo didn't tell me anything, but I got up early in the morning and gave me a pot of chicken feet and duck feet, and made cold noodles, leaving a note for us to take to the train to eat."
"I actually forgave him when I looked at those things." Kang Yu said more slowly, "call him occasionally, and prepare a good meal for him when he comes back. I didn't expect... he just went."
After a period of silence, Mingshu said, "Your relationship with Luo Xiangfu doesn't seem to be too deep."
Kang Yu raised his head abruptly, and the light spots in his eyes flickered.
Among women in their 60s, Kang Yu is considered to be well-maintained. Although the skin is a little loose, the color is good. Even if she is less than 50 years old, some people believe it.
"I..." Kang Yu looked away from Mingshu after looking at each other for a second, "We have lived together for more than 30 years, how can we not have a deep relationship?"
"But in your reaction, I can't see much sadness." Mingshu's tone was almost unchanged, and the bluntness was shocking.
"You suspect that I killed my husband? How is this possible?" Kang Yu leaned forward and raised her eyebrows, "I'm not such a person, why should I kill him?"
Mingshu shook his head, "I don't ask this because I suspect you. Luo Xiangfu was killed and thrown away, and you are his close relative. If we want to investigate the case, we must deal with you and find clues from you. I say this, do you understand?"
Kang Yu was stunned at first, then nodded nervously.
When Mingshu looked at people seriously, his eyes and expressions had an indescribable charm, and with his voice that deliberately imitated Xiao Yuan, he could easily disarm the person he was watching.
"I'm going to visit your house now." Mingshu said, "Let's talk in detail on the way."
Kang Yu's face was troubled, and finally nodded, "En."
The community where Luo Xiangfu lives is backed by a farmers market, with a large flow of people and a complex composition of people. There is no professional property management in the community. During the day, all three doors are open, and only a few uncles and aunts from the neighborhood committee take turns to guard the gate. But this post is useless. The uncles play chess and the aunts play cards, regardless of whether or not strangers enter the community. In order to take shortcuts, motorcycles and wild tricycles outside often pass through the community, and sometimes even small trucks drive inside. Occasionally, an aunt scolded two words, and the drivers did not take it seriously at all.
Mingshu observed for a while, and his colleague ran to say that there are only two cameras in the community that can still be used, one is at the entrance and exit of Building 2, and the other is at the west gate.
Unfortunately, Luo Xiangfu lives in Building 4.
"Tell up the videos recently captured by the two cameras." Ming Shu ordered, "Focus on Ximen's cameras."
Hearing this, Kang Yu stopped talking.
Mingshu looked at her, "What do you want to say?"
"That..." Kang Yu hesitated: "Lao Luo never comes in and out of Ximen. He thinks that Ximen is facing the farmers' market, and it's dirty. It's impossible for Ximen's camera to capture him."
Mingshu was silent for a moment, then said inexplicably, "It doesn't matter, we always have to check."
Building 4-4 is the home of Kang Yu and Luo Xiangfu.
The trace inspection department entered first, Xiao Man was obviously startled when he saw the house number, and turned to look at Mingshu, but Mingshu raised his hand, indicating that he should not leave desertions and hurry up to work.
The interior is three rooms and one living room. Unexpectedly, Kang and Luo slept in separate rooms.
Kang Yu was a little embarrassed, "Our schedules are different."
Mingshu looked around the living room and caught a hint of weirdness. It is not uncommon for middle-aged and elderly couples to sleep in separate rooms, but if you want to ask the reason, most of the wives will complain about the husband's snoring and body odor. What Kang Yu mentioned was the difference in work and rest time.
For a couple who have lived together for decades, can their schedules conflict to the extent that they sleep in separate rooms
"Luo Xiangfu's schedule disturbed you to rest?" Mingshu asked.
"He slept very late." Kang Yu said, "I always sort out the photos he took in the middle of the night."
"Luo Xiangfu likes photography?" Mingshu had already seen the "long guns and short cannons" in the glass cabinet in the study.
There is a popular saying that "SLR destroys one's life, and photography is poor for three generations." Luo Xiangfu, as the director of the Municipal Painting and Calligraphy Association, is also keen on photography, and it seems that he is quite artistic.
But Kang Yu's eyes inadvertently showed dissatisfaction, contempt, and disdain, "What kind of photography, take some messy things and come back."
Mingshu said with concern, "A mess?"
"It's all young girls!" Kang Yu was indignant, and her mood fluctuated even more than when she learned that Luo Xiangfu was killed.
"Team Ming!" Yi Fei shouted in front of the computer: "Come here."
Mingshu walked over, and at a glance, he saw the beauties with bumps on the screen.
"It turned out to be a street photography enthusiast." Yi Fei clicked the mouse, and the photos of different young women changed quickly, "There are at least a thousand of them."
"He does this all day long!" Kang Yu said, "In the past, everyone said that I married an honest man, that he didn't smoke or drink, that he had no bad thoughts, that he spent his spare time on painting and calligraphy, that he was literate, and that he was an intellectual. But what about you now? Others find him to produce works, earn extra money, and help with appraisals. You say, what is this disrespectful to the old man?"