Municipal Bureau, Psychological Research Center.
Xu Yin hummed a song out of tune, pushed open the door from the room Lin Jiao had arranged for her, and walked in the bright and quiet corridor.
One side of the corridor is a wall, and the other side is a whole piece of glass. Xu Yin stopped as he walked, turned to look at the glass, and himself blurred in the glass.
She raised her left foot first and walked slowly towards the glass, clasping the stainless steel railing in front of the glass with both hands, her eyes widened and her lips kept opening and closing.
In the surveillance, Xu Yin seemed to speak to herself in the glass, but her vocal cords did not vibrate, and not a single syllable came out of her voice.
After "speaking", she laughed crisply, then raised her hand, waved at the glass, hummed again, and jumped down the corridor briskly.
Suddenly, her singing stopped again, this time she turned in the direction of the wall.
There are many doors on this side, and from the outside, it looks similar to the room she stayed in not long ago.
It was already night, and almost all the doors were tightly closed, except for the door numbered "412" cracked open, and a flickering and gloomy light shone through the crack.
"Huh?" Xu Yin leaned forward and looked in. There seemed to be no one in the door, an empty room with the curtains drawn tightly and a small night light on the table.
At this time, she didn't know that there was actually someone in the door, and that person was looking down at her from a high place.
The tall and thin man hid most of his body beside the door, only the upper side of his chest reached the crack of the door, from there he lowered his eyelids and silently looked at the top of Xu Yin's hair.
Xu Yin's eyes rolled, first swept left and right, and then finally lifted up, just in contact with the man's eyes.
In the middle of the night, this must be a strange and infiltrating picture - especially for a little girl - but Xu Yin's pupils shrank slightly, and the next second, the corners of his lips were pulled upwards.
"Who are you?" she asked.
On the contrary, the man was even more surprised, his pale and ghostly face trembled and twitched, and his teeth made fine and unpleasant noises.
Xu Yin actually stretched out his hand and touched the door with his fingertips.
The man gasped.
The door was not pushed open, a chain prevented the door from opening inward, and the metal chain made a soft sound as it stretched—
"Zheng!"
Xu Yin pouted regretfully, and looked at the man without blinking, but the man seemed to be revived because of this sound, his expression became fierce and fresh, and a pair of trembling hands pressed hard behind the door.
"Bang!"
The door was shut tightly.
Xu Yin closed his eyes reflexively, then stepped back half a minute later to continue his "journey".
But this time, she didn't hum any more songs, she didn't jump, she just walked slowly, as if she was depressed because of the man behind the door.
The Psychological Research Center and the SWAT team are separated by an atrium. Xu Yin consciously did not cross the atrium, but stood on the side of the research center and looked at the SWAT team.
A tall man without a police uniform came out of an office. When the door was closed, he caught a glimpse of Xu Yin from the corner of his eye, so he turned around and smiled at Xu Yin.
Xu Yin watched the man come towards him, and after a brief hesitation, he also took a step forward.
"Xu Yin." A familiar voice came from behind, Xu Yin immediately stopped and looked back.
Lin Jiao walked over quickly and smiled gently: "You want to find Team Ming again?"
The man stopped moving forward and stood still, "Mr. Lin."
Lin Jiao and the man looked at each other for two seconds, as if unwilling to pay attention to each other, and crouched down to hold Xu Yin's hand, "Team Ming is not in the bureau now, even if you leave here, you won't be able to find him."
Just when Lin Jiao was trying to persuade Xu Yin, the man squinted and smiled and disappeared around the corner.
Lin Jiao's eyelids lifted almost instinctively, and his eyes swept to the corner.
"Has he found the 'girl ghost'?" Xu Yin said suddenly.
Lin Jiao stood up, led Xu Yin inside, and said softly after a while, "How would I know?"
Mingshu didn't find the "female ghost", but he took Yu Xiaocheng into the rental house where all kinds of books were piled up in a mess.
Ming Shu didn't intend to push Yu Xiaocheng on the wall so rudely. The wall of the old house is really dirty, and the walls are covered in white dust.
But Yu Xiaocheng reacted violently. When he saw someone standing at the door of his house, he tried to run away. If he didn't control it, Mingshu would have to make his brothers laugh when he went back.
The rental house is very narrow, more than ten square meters, with only one room. On both sides of the narrow corridor by the door are the bathroom and the kitchen. The kitchen has obviously not been overheated. insect.
After the struggle just now, Yu Xiaocheng looked particularly embarrassed. The front of his face, T-shirt and jeans were all covered with ash, and his eyes that seemed to be poisoned stared at Mingshu angrily and grimly.
A normal senior in high school, even if he is under the pressure of the college entrance examination and has a gloomy mind, would not have such great hostility and fear of the police.
"What are you running for?" Mingshu changed his gentleness towards Teacher Wang and looked at Yu Xiaocheng coldly.
Yu Xiaocheng pursed his lips and clenched his hands into fists. Even in the dim light, the blue veins on his arms were still very obvious.
Yi Fei raised his head and looked around at the lighting equipment on the ceiling.
It stands to reason that most of the test-preparation rooms have good lighting equipment, but there is only one light bulb that emits a dim yellow light. There is a chandelier in the center of the roof, and a row of spotlights on the right. But none of the lights seem to be able to turn on.
Yi Fei saw the switch on the wall, went to press it twice, and the room did not brighten because of it.
But these two voices made Yu Xiaocheng even more excited, "Get out of here!"
"Also," Mingshu said, "but you have to roll with us, into the police car, and into the police station."
Yu Xiaocheng's breathing filled the messy rental house. After a few seconds, he suddenly shouted, "What the hell are you trying to do?"
Mingshu said, "Sha Chun is dead."
There was no surprise on Yu Xiaocheng's face, only more and more obvious anger and fear.
"You already knew." Mingshu said again: "Right?"
Yu Xiaocheng's momentum weakened, he no longer stared at Mingshu, but avoided looking away, "What's the matter with me?"
Mingshu said, "If the murderer is you, then it's none of your business."
"What are you talking about?" Yu Xiaocheng's cheeks twitched violently, "I didn't do anything!"
Mingshu gave Yi Fei a wink, Yi Fei understood and began to rummage in the room.
"Don't touch my book!" Yu Xiaocheng tried to stop Yi Fei, but Mingshu raised his hand.
"Be honest!"
"I have nothing to do with Sha Chun!"
"Do you think your current overreaction can convince me?" Mingshu asked, "August 23, Saturday night, where are you?"
Yu Xiaocheng's cheeks stiffened, "I, I'm reviewing at school."
During the make-up class in the summer vacation of senior three, it is not mandatory to study in the evening on Saturdays and Sundays, but the vast majority of resident students in the experimental class will come to the classroom on their own initiative.
Mingshu asked, "Who can prove it for you?"
The special building for senior three in No. 9 Middle School has never been short of teachers and students. If Yu Xiaocheng is really studying on his own, there must be more than one person who can prove it to him.
But Yu Xiaocheng seemed very panicked, and couldn't speak for a long time.
"Can no one prove it for you?" Mingshu asked.
Yu Xiaocheng said: "I'm studying in self-study! I don't need anyone to prove it!"
These words were simply vexatious and vexatious. Yi Fei turned around and said, "Yu Xiaocheng, if I were you, if I really had nothing to do with Sha Chun's death, I would seriously cooperate with the police's investigation. Of course, you can play tricks, but you will suffer. It's only yourself."
Yu Xiaocheng said, "You threaten me?"
Mingshu said, "I'm investigating you."
Apart from the bed and a plastic stool beside the writing desk, there was really no place to sit in the rental house, and Mingshu didn't want to sit either. He took the textbook from "Jianjia Bailu" from Yi Fei, and while he flipped through it, he observed Yu Xiao. Sincere look.
"I'm just an ordinary student, and I will take the college entrance examination next year." Yu Xiaocheng didn't look at Mingshu, but looked at the textbook in Mingshu's hands from time to time, "I don't know what good investigation is."
"The college entrance examination next year?" Mingshu said, "This year and last year, you also took the college entrance examination."
Yu Xiaocheng seemed to be trapped in a nightmare, and suddenly began to beat his chest.
"You are very diligent, and you have put more effort into your studies than many others, but the two college entrance examinations have not brought you satisfactory results." Mingshu said, "Has Sha Chun told you that you and her are very close to each other? picture?"
Yu Xiaocheng's eyes almost fixed, his expression extremely surprised.
"Looks like she said it." Mingshu said.
"No!" Yu Xiaocheng shook his head violently, "What do you know? What do you know? She didn't tell me!"
Mingshu sighed and patted the textbook lightly, "You've been so excited all the time, I can only take you back to the police station and talk about it when you calm down."
Liu Mei and Long Tianhao were also brought back to the serious crime team. Compared with Yu Xiaocheng, although the two also have obvious mood swings, they are all within the normal range.
Liu Mei is very beautiful and wears light makeup. She choked up several times when she talked about Sha Chun, "Mr. Sha Chun is very good and has a very charming personality."
For the first time, Fang Yuanhang heard people praise Shachun's charisma and asked, "For example?"
Liu Mei couldn't help sighing, "I'm a model, so I can't work from 9 to 5. Sometimes when I suddenly come to work, I can only coordinate with Mr. Sha Chun to change the time. Mr. Sha Chun politely said every time, 'It's okay, work I love guzheng very much, and I have also been to other ancient style training institutions before taking classes at 'Jianjia Bailu'. No teacher is as talented and reasonable as Sha Chun."
Before facing Liu Mei, Fang Yuanhang had a general understanding of Liu Mei's work and private life.
Apart from both liking the guzheng, this person has almost nothing in common with Sha Chun. The most crucial characteristic of Sha Chun—diligence—is not reflected in Liu Mei. It stands to reason that Liu Mei does not have the conditions to become Sha Chun's target, but there is a problem that the police cannot easily let go of, that is, after Liu Mei came to "Jianjia Bailu", she has very frequent contact with Sha Chun.
They added WeChat to each other, often chatting in text or voice, and even making multiple phone calls.
In Sha Chun's communication records, Liu Mei's presence is quite prominent.
WeChat chat records can be checked, but phone communication records can only check the time, but not the content.
Fang Yuanhang asked, "What do you usually talk about?"
Liu Mei said: "Talk about guzheng, and other national musical instruments. Teacher Sha Chun can not only know guzheng, but also other musical instruments, and has a lot of insight into national culture. You know, my job is actually very superficial, and I also learn guzheng. In order to make myself not so superficial. I really benefited a lot from getting along with Teacher Sha Chun.”
The words seemed impeccable. But it is precisely because it is invulnerable that it is even more suspicious.
Liu Mei didn't seem to be able to say these words, and she looked stiff when she spoke, as if she was reciting some lines.
Fang Yuanhang thought about it, "Has Sha Chun praised you for your diligence?"
Liu Mei raised her eyebrows, "Diligent?"
"You have to complete your model work, and also use your spare time to learn the guzheng and understand the national culture." Fang Yuanhang smiled jokingly: "I can't do it, I don't bother to do anything after get off work."
Liu Mei shook her head, "How can I compare with Mr. Sha Chun and your police? I don't work hard, unlike you. But when you talk about diligence, Mr. Sha Chun is indeed the most diligent person I have ever met. She often said I wasn't working hard enough."
Fang Yuanhang asked, "She said this to you?"
Liu Mei suddenly opened her mouth in embarrassment, "... Well, she advised me to take life seriously."
"Liu Mei is lying." Fang Yuanhang said to Mingshu on the phone while walking briskly: "With Sha Chun's character, it is absolutely impossible to say to others, 'You are not working hard enough'. Liu Mei said this as if Knowing the cause of Sha Chun's death, he deliberately took himself out!"
Among Sha Chun's one-on-one students, Yu Xiaocheng is the most suspicious of Mingshu. But other people who don't seem to have many hard-working traits are not necessarily as they appear on the surface.
Liu Mei is one, and so is Long Tianhao.
"What does it have to do with you whether I learn guzheng? I love traditional culture, can't I?" In the inquiry room, Long Tianhao was arrogant, and the five fingers of his left hand trembled from time to time.
E-sports players eat a meal of youth, start playing in their teens, and become "veteran" in their early twenties. Those with good strength and luck can play for a few more years, while those troubled by injuries can only retire.
Long Tianhao is only 22 years old this year. He has turned from a professional player to a contracted anchor of the platform, and earns a living by live broadcasting.
The e-sports industry has developed rapidly in an explosive scale in recent years. The group of people at the top of the pyramid enjoy honor, cheers, worship, and a staggeringly huge income, but these people are a minority after all, and more are the middle and lower layers of the pyramid. people.
For example, Long Tianhao.
Last year, when Long Tianhao announced the end of his career, there was no splash on the Internet at all, and only a few fans expressed their blessings.
The reason Long Tianhao explained himself was that he was getting old and wanted to return to the life of ordinary people.
This both holds and does not hold.
The 22-year-old is indeed not young in the hands of e-sports, but it may not be impossible to play for a few more years. And ordinary people's life in the public perception is a fixed salary, nine to five, marriage and children...
When the contract anchor is obviously not.
Long Tianhao did not leave the game that led him into the "wrong path" when he was a minor, but changed the way and continued to make a living from the game.
Mingshu felt that Long Tianhao's left hand might have a secret.
No one cares about the real reason why an 18-line e-sports player retired, but when he might have something to do with the murder, the police had to get to the bottom of it.
"Why did you think of learning Guzheng?" Mingshu said, "You don't seem to be interested in Guzheng."
"Do the police judge people by their appearance?" Long Tianhao sneered unnaturally, "I have money and time, what the fuck I want to learn!"
It's true that the anchor has money, as for the time...
Ming Shu dialed the headset, and Zhou Yuan's voice came from it: "Team Ming, Long Tianhao's game account has been online for a long time, an average of 15 hours a day, and the live broadcast time is not short..."
A person who spends 15 hours playing games a day really has time to learn guzheng
For those who do not understand e-sports, playing games is to kill time, but for professional players and streamers, "playing" means work.
Long Tianhao, a retired player, still spends most of his day playing games, so he can't say he doesn't work hard.
Mingshu asked: "Besides the guzheng, what else will you communicate with Sha Chun?"
"No communication." Long Tianhao showed an attitude of unwillingness to cooperate, "She taught me so well, I have nothing to say to her."
"Then have you discussed the topic of 'diligence' in class?"
Hearing this, Long Tianhao suddenly raised his head and his eyes became very strange.
Diligence was like a cluster of sparks, igniting something in his eyes.
"I haven't discussed it." After half a minute, Long Tianhao looked away, his whole body seemed to darken, "I haven't taken Sha Chun's class for a long time, and I'm not familiar with her, so if you have nothing else to do, just let me go. Go back, I'm going to live stream tonight."
Mingshu looked at Long Tianhao's left hand again, and suddenly had a guess.
In the room at the other end of the corridor, Yu Xiaocheng was always in a state of excitement and anger.
Xiao Yu'an had already returned from the Li Bureau's dinner, and Mingshu said, "You came back just in time. I have to discuss with you about an emergency."
Xiao Yu'an said, "What about the medical four alleys?"
Mingshu was so dizzy, "You know what?"
"Xiao Man has already told me." Xiao Yuan was holding the DNA test report issued by Xiao Man.
"Let me take a look!" Mingshu took the report and suddenly said, "Why did Xiao Man report directly to you? Even my captain didn't pass through?"
Xiao Yuan smiled, "Did you forget that you arranged the line between Xiao Man and Wu Zhen?"
"what?"
"Xiao Man doesn't have three heads and six arms. He is investigating Wu Zhen, and you asked him and Xu Chun to check the clues in your hands. He is too busy."
Mingshu slapped the report on his forehead with a "pop", "My pot, I'll find him later."
"Xu Yin's words cannot be completely believed, but she did provide important clues. The DNA data in the archives cannot be compared with the large bloodstains in Yisi Alley, and there is no other physical evidence for the time being." Xiao Yu'an said: "If you are I want to discuss with me how to deal with this case now, my suggestion is to leave the serious crime team temporarily and focus on the Sha Chun case."
Ming Shu also had the same plan, "Will you arrange for another group to follow?"
"Of course." Xiao Yuan said.
Ming Shu breathed a sigh of relief and told Xiao Yuan the progress of the case one by one.
Xiao Yu'an said: "This Long Tianhao, although he looks like a fool, is also a person who has spent a lot of effort in his career. He learns the guzheng, and he should have not given up his e-sports dream until now."