Madness of the Heart

The “red makeup” that was popular throughout Jingli City in those days has now disappeared from the catering industry. People are eager to follow and forget, and now I find ten people in the streets and alleys to ask, none of them have heard of “red makeup”.

The homicide has become a watershed for "Red Makeup" from its prosperity to decline. After someone was killed in the box, "Red Makeup"'s business became bleak and closed down six months later. At that time, Zhou Han, who was comparable to later Internet celebrities, also quietly disappeared from people's sight.

The last time Zhou Han was approached by the police was when Bai Ying escaped from prison seven years ago. Various evidences proved that Bai Ying had never contacted her.

Today, Zhou Han is 32 years old, no longer the same as he used to be, and works as an administrator in an advertising company run by her husband.

Twelve years ago, the police actually investigated Zhou Han's background when Bai Ying was in the "red makeup" murder. At that time, she was just a woman who had just turned 20. She was beautiful and graceful, and it was hard not to be missed. However, because the case itself had nothing to do with Zhou Han and Bai Ying pleaded guilty early, the investigation of Zhou Han was conducted very simply, and it was not found out who provided the operating funds for "Red Makeup" behind the scenes.

In other words, the police did not dig deep into Zhou Han's "funding master".

Today is different from the past, and similar scenes are like an invisible and intangible thread, stringing Cao Fenghuai, Gong Guozhen, and Qin Xiong together, and the disappearing Bai Ying is like that sharp needle.

Shen Xun put the photos of the three in front of Zhou Han and asked if she knew one of them.

When her gaze fell on the photo on the far right, the young woman's originally smiling face suddenly stiffened, and her smile seemed to be frozen to her lips.

Standing behind Shen Xun, Le Ran suddenly thought of an idiom-Huarong paled.

The photo on the far right is Cao Fenghuai.

Shen Xun picked up the photo and asked, "Do you know him?"

Zhou Han didn't even think, and shook his head when Shen Xun asked.

Her pupils shrank suddenly, and her pursed lips were shaking.

Shen Xun said, "Ms. Zhou, your response has been answered for you."

"I..." Zhou Han stammered looking at his hand just finished nursing, "What do you mean?"

Shen Xun said: "Learn from insiders about what has happened."

Zhou Han raised his head and said in fear: "But I don't know anything."

"You know, and you know a lot." Shen Xun said, "If you don't know how to say, then I will ask one and you will answer one."

Before Zhou Han could refuse, he heard Shen Xun say: "Cao Fenghuai was killed two years ago, do you know?"

The blood on Zhou Han's face faded, and his fingers clung to the edge of the table, "You, what did you say?"

Shen Xun squinted, "Don't you know?"

Zhou Han shook his head in fear: "Who killed him? Did the murderer find it?"

Shen Xun stared at Zhou Han's eyes, judging whether her reaction at this time was a disguise.

The case of Cao Fenghuai’s family occurred in Hongcheng, Han Province, and this is Jingli City, Zhou Province. The Hongcheng police did not disclose the identity of the deceased. Out of business considerations, the Cao’s family also tried every means to follow the news. Zhou Han had already been married and married. Cut off contact with Cao Fenghuai, so it is normal not to know that Cao Fenghuai is dead.

"The murderer is at large." Shen Xun said, "That's why I found you."

A drop of sweat slipped from Zhou Han's forehead, "Why did you look for me? I didn't kill him! I have nothing to do with him! I don't know anything!"

Shen Xun leaned back in the chair, "You misunderstood, I just want to learn from you what happened to Cao Fenghuai. Ms. Zhou, you will never tell me now, do you know him?"

Zhou Han's shoulders and backs trembled violently, and after a while, he said, "He, why was he killed?"

Shen Xun shook his head, "You'd better answer my question first. What is the relationship between you and Cao Fenghuai?"

The man in front of him was too strong, and Zhou Han had no choice but to confess what he had taken care of by Cao Fenghuai more than ten years ago.

Fourteen years ago, Zhou Han was 18 years old. He had just come to the city from a township. He had no background, no education, couldn’t find a decent job, and barely worked as a bartender in a nightclub.

Cao Fenghuai was also young at the time, and he dared not play with women under Laozi's nose. He often ran to cities outside of Han Province to coax women with false identities.

Zhou Han is beautiful and young. He is Cao Fenghuai's favorite lover. He tells Zhou Han his true identity, and also pays for Zhou Han to open a seafood restaurant.

Zhou Han changed his mind from being a barmaid in a nightclub to the owner of "Red Makeup".

Because they had to avoid their family, Cao Fenghuai and Zhou Han were very concealed, and the money they gave was all cash. Zhou Han was favored for two years, and the business of "Red Makeup" was getting better and better, until Bai Ying killed someone in the box.

After the murder, Cao Fenghuai gave Zhou Han a sum of money, which meant to be terminated.

Zhou Han knew about current affairs and shut down "Red Makeup". After a short period of downturn, he began to use break-up fees to do business. Later, he met his current husband and lived an ordinary life.

"I swear that after we broke up, Cao Fenghuai and I never talked again. I didn't even ask about him and his family." Zhou Han became more and more nervous as he said, "I am in a very good relationship with my husband. Don't tell him. I have been nurtured once!"

Bai Ying killed people in "Red Makeup", and Cao Fenghuai was the funder of "Red Makeup" at the time. The police did not unearth the connection twelve, seven, or two years ago, and finally emerged when the three cases were aggregated. water surface.

Shen Xun asked again: "How much do you know about Zhang Long being killed?"

Human eyes are the hardest to lie. When they heard this name, Zhou Han's eyes dimmed, and a few seconds later he said: "Didn't the case be solved long ago? Zhang Long was killed by Bai Ying."

"The police's conclusion is correct, but I want to hear your thoughts." Shen Xun said: "After all, the police ignored a lot of details at the time."

Zhou Han's hand grabbed the woolen skirt under the table, "I actually don't understand why Bai Ying killed Zhang Long. Bai Ying is not of that character. Moreover, Zhang Long, Zhang Long is coming for me."

"For you?"

"Zhang Long chased me, but I didn't agree. He often came to the store to harass me."

"Does Cao Fenghuai know about this?"

"know."

Shen Xun asked again, "Where was Cao Fenghuai when Bai Ying killed Zhang Long?"

Zhou Han was stunned for a while, then suddenly widened his eyes, "Could it be that Cao Fenghuai let Bai Ying kill Zhang Long?"

Shen Xun said, "What do you think?"

Zhou Han was blank for a moment, then shook his head, and repeated in a low voice: "Impossible..."

Shen Xun looked at Zhou Han carefully, and said: "Twelve years have passed, and the details may not be found. But when Zhang Long was involved, you should know whether Cao Fenghuai was in Jingli City or not."

Zhou Han nodded, "He is here. But whether Zhang Long's death has anything to do with him, I really don't know."

When Ming Shu hurried back to Jingli City Bureau, Yi Fei happened to be back, and the scattered clues were pieced together one by one.

A white board was erected in the temporary meeting room prepared by the local police for the special operations team. Ming Shu took a marker and wrote pictures on it.

A large number of names appeared on the whiteboard, with powerful lines drawn between each name.

"It has now been determined that Bai Ying is Qin Ying. After leaving Qiyue Mountain, he did not return to Dongye City, but came to Jingli City, worked in Muming Street, and met Qiao Ying, an old tailor who lost his son. Later, with the help of Qiao Ying, he finally got rid of his status as a "black household"." Ming Shu continued to write and said: "In Qiao Ying's house, Qin Ying lived for a total of seven years, from 18 years old to 25 years old before being imprisoned. Team Yi, is that right?"

Yi Fei nodded and added: "According to Qiao Ying and the neighbours on Muming Street, Qiao Ying lost his son in the middle age and always treats Qin Ying as his own son. Qin Ying is also very filial and does his best to take care of Qiao Ying. Qiao Ying has not yet I believe that Qin Ying really killed someone."

Ming Shu looked at Shen Xun, "Qin Ying's motives are indeed suspicious, and it is Cao Fenghuai who really has the motive."

Shen Xun stood up, picked up another marker, and drew a circle on Cao Fenghuai's name, "Assuming that it was Cao Fenghuai who killed Zhang Long back then, how did Cao Fenghuai make Qin Ying commit the crime?"

"Money, power." Ming Shu said: "From the perspective of Cao Fenghuai, using money to confuse and use power to persecute is the most effective method. Qin Ying's life is miserable, and after seven years of life, she must be most concerned about her birth. Qiao Ying who gave him a home."

Shen Xun said: "Cao Fenghuai threatened Qin Ying with Qiao Ying, and at the same time told Qin Ying that active confession can strive for a light sentence, active reformation can reduce the sentence, and he can come out by squatting for a few years and enjoy the prosperity and wealth with Qiao Ying."

Le Ran interrupted, "But it's not enough to get rid of the crime, doesn't he have any other choice?"

Ming Shu sighed, "Qin Ying was once pushed off a cliff by his relatives. After being rescued, he did not choose to call the police or take revenge. Instead, he quietly left and started a new life in another place. Such a person, There is fear in his bones. When a person who is several times stronger than him appears, he is very likely to succumb."

Le Ran still disagrees, "Then it's a contradiction. Ming team, don't we think that the three cases of Cao family, Gong family, and Qin family are all Qin Ying's revenge? Killing the three families is still so cruel?"

Ming Shu said: "It is Qin Ying's revenge, but the avenger is not necessarily Qin Ying."

Shen Xun didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

Not long ago, when Ming Shu was still on his way back from the second prison, the two discussed the mystery surrounding Qin Ying.

At the earliest, when the crime team learned that Qin Xiong had a younger brother named "Qin Ying" who had been missing for 21 years, it came to the conclusion that Qin Ying had been killed by Qin Xiong, and then analyzed After the Qin Xiong family was killed, someone was avenging Qin Ying.

However, there is no way to find out who this person is, because the crime squad has not grasped Qin Ying's interpersonal relationship.

But as the investigation progressed, an important clue emerged-Qin Ying did not die after being pushed down the cliff by Qin Xiong, but was rescued by the monks of Haijing Temple. Since then, there has been no news.

This clue turned the thinking of the crime squad in a different direction, and people had to think that it was Qin Ying who had returned, and that it was Qin Ying who killed Qin Xiong's family.

But maybe Qin Ying did not die in Qiyue Mountain, but died in another place.

"Qin Ying has been actively accepting reforms while serving his sentence. It is unreasonable for him to escape from prison." Ming Shu wrote Wen Xiang's name on the whiteboard and tapped again, "If Wen Xiang is telling the truth, Then Qin Ying was forcibly taken away by prison guard Gong Guozhen. As for why Gong Guozhen did this, I judge it is driven by interests. Someone asked him to get Qin Ying out."

Yi Fei said: "You can use reverse deduction to prove the authenticity of Wen Xiang's words. If Wen Xiang lied, Qin Ying was not taken away by Gong Guozhen, but escaped from prison by himself, then Qin Ying is fleeing based on Gong Guozhen's care of Qin Ying. After that, there was no reason to avenge Gong Guozhen. Gong Guozhen’s family died so miserably, and they were similar to the Qin family and Cao’s family. The judgment closest to the facts is that Qin Ying was indeed taken away by Gong Guozhen forcibly, and this behavior harmed Qin Ying. ."

"Right." Ming Shu said: "The three cases occurred in three cities. From the modus operandi, the investigation should be combined. Once the cases are combined, the motive of the murderer must be clarified. Team Shen, Qin Xiong, we have already In the end, it is Jingli Second Prison and Cao’s family that can still be digging deep. Gong Guozhen is just a prison guard. He took great risks to get Qin Ying out. Someone must take over. What’s the identity of that person? Under the premise that he is dead, would the person who avenged Qin Ying let him go?"

Le Ran said: "In other words, the serial murder has not ended? The murderer still has a target?"

Shen Xun said: "Now there is a missing link, and the person hiding behind Gong Guozhen is probably this link."

The meeting room was quiet for a moment, and everyone was thinking.

Ming Shu folded his arms and stared at the densely drawn blackboard, his head was aching, but this pain did not make people feel irritable, but involved a ray of light, as if the truth was finally about to break through the ground.

"If this'Avenger' really exists, he must know Qin Ying, understand Qin Ying, love Qin Ying, know that Qin Ying will not kill, let alone escape from prison, otherwise he will not spend so many years looking for The truth." Ming Shu spoke slowly, "He is a person who used to live next to Qin Ying."

Yi Fei said: "Qiao Ying? But Qiao Ying is getting older, with inflexible legs and feet, and he seems incapable of committing crimes."

Le Ran frowned: "It's impossible to buy a murderer. There is no precedent for this type of case."

"Qin Ying stayed in three places for a long time." Ming Shu said: "Before 16 years old, in Qin's house; after being pushed off the cliff by Qin Xiong, in Haijing Temple; from 18 to 25 years old, in Jing Lishi Muming Street; after the age of 25, in prison. Haijing Temple can now be ruled out, and the Qin family, our serious crime team has done a detailed investigation. Now there are two "blank areas" one is the prison, the other is Mu Ming Street, this person is likely to be his friend in Muming Street or prison."

Shen Xun said: "I still think of a possibility."

Ming Shu turned his head, "Huh?"

"As for Qin Ying's life experience, you haven't actually checked it out." Shen Xun said, "Whose child was Qin Ying before he became a member of the Qin family?"

Ming Shu said: "This is no longer possible to investigate."

Shen Xun said, "So, is it possible that Qin Ying's revenge is his real family?"

There was another silence, and Ming Shu closed the marker, "It is possible, but I think that the focus of the current investigation should still be on the two lines I just mentioned. Because for Qin Ying’s real family, we are now There are no clues."

Shen Xun smiled and said, "The thinking is quite clear, I have learned a lot from Xiao Ju."

Ming Shu raised his eyebrows slightly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, "It's okay."

Muming Street is an old street. A few years ago, it was said that it was planned. Several houses on the south side were demolished, but the rest were outside the planned scope and were left without embarrassment. Many young people have moved out, and those who still live in it are nothing more than old people and people who have nowhere to go.

The investigation in Muming Street was led by a special operations team, and the Jingli City Police must cooperate.

Mingshu focuses on Qin Ying's peers, men.

During the investigation, the police found more than a dozen people who met the requirements. They either lived in Muming Street or they still live in Muming Street. They have a good relationship with Qin Ying and are puzzled by Qin Ying's murder and escape from prison.

But Ming Shu came into contact and eliminated their suspicions one by one.

"Why are you here again?" The wrinkles on Qiao Ying's face kept trembling, "My child is a good person, he can't harm others!"

Ming Shu said: "I came because of the doubts in the case back then."

Qiao Ying was stunned for a long time, and there were turbid tears in his eyes. When he closed his hands, Ming Shu was bewitched.

Mingshu supported the old man and asked, "After Baiying's accident, was there anyone who often appeared near your home?"

Qiao Ying said: "A lot of people came, police, reporters, neighbors, and A Ying's friends..."

Mingshu asked, "Do you know all Baiying's friends?"

Qiao Ying nodded and shook his head, "Aying is very popular."

"Is there anyone who visits you occasionally after Baiying has served a few years in prison and after leaving prison?" Taking care of Qiao Ying's emotions, Ming Shu did not use the word "jailbreak".

Qiao should sigh, "It's all gone. But..."

Ming Shu said, "But what?"

Qiao Ying said: "A few years ago, every Chinese New Year, someone sent me New Year goods."

"Who is it?" Ming Shu said vigilantly: "Do you still keep the packaging?"

Qiao Ying got up and said, "I'll show it to you."

After more than ten minutes, Joe should take out a few folded boxes from the back room. Judging from the information on the courier note, these were all sent from the e-commerce company.

Mingshu immediately took a photo of the courier and asked Le Ran to check it immediately.

Qiao Ying said that since four years ago, he has not received Chinese New Year goods.

Ming Shu asked: "Who do you think sent you these new year goods?"

Qiao Ying opened his mouth several times and whispered, "I hope it's Aying. If he is still alive, I will be satisfied even if he never comes back to see me again."

Le Ran quickly found the e-commerce company that delivered the goods through the express order. From the transaction records of the e-commerce company, it can be known that the order was placed in country B.

"I’m in a foreign country, so it’s troublesome to investigate." Yi Fei said, "I insisted on sending Qiao Ying the New Year’s goods, but refused to give his name. In recent years, I suddenly stopped sending New Year’s goods.

"Because he is no longer abroad. He has returned to China!" Ming Shu said: "The profile can now be further refined-once abroad, either for work or for reading, returned to China four years ago to investigate Qin Ying's murder, The truth of the escape, there is a certain social status and connections, and personal ability is extremely high, otherwise it is impossible to find Cao Fenghuai and Gong Guozhen. As for Qin Xiong, I infer that it may be that Qin Ying once told him about the past, otherwise this One he has no way to investigate."

Before Gong Guozhen's case was pending, a new breakthrough emerged at this time. Jingli City Criminal Investigation Detachment re-established a special case team, and the captain of the detachment went to the second prison in person.

Wen Xiang no longer concealed this time, and formally recorded his confession.

The prisoner who was originally thought to be escaped was drugged by prison guards and was forcibly taken away. The second prison was pushed to the cusp of the storm for a while.

Can Gong Guozhen take a prisoner away from the prison alone?

Someone outside must cooperate with Gong Guozhen, but don't all the prison guards know about it?

Is it just knowing but pretending not to know, or is it an accomplice of Gong Guozhen?

After spending so many years in the serious crime team and being "beaten" by the special operations team for a year, Ming Shu is the clearest truth-many people seem innocent, but they are not really innocent, but they have not been found out yet. Up his head.

The Second Supervisor of Jingli City cannot withstand the investigation.

Li Liangping, a prison guard who was also the second prisoner with Gong Guozhen, finally admitted under the intensive interrogation of the Special Operations Team and the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau that he had provided assistance to Gong Guozhen on the way Gong Guozhen took Bai Ying, and was later received from Gong Guozhen. 300,000 yuan for remuneration and sealing fees.

Three hundred thousand yuan was enough to buy an ordinary two-bedroom house in a place like Jingli City seven years ago.

"I really don't know anything else. Gong Guozhen told me not to ask anything, don't say anything, just keep the money away." Li Liangping tightened his shoulders under the bright light. "Gong Guozhen said he could do it. Without knowing it, as long as I cooperate, everyone will make a fortune together. If I don’t cooperate..."

Ming Shu asked sharply, "What will happen if I don't cooperate?"

Li Liangping lowered his head deeply, "Gong Guozhen said that the person who wants to buy Bai Ying's life is a big man. I already know about this, and I can't disembark anymore!"

Ming Shu angrily said: "Which big person? How big a person can make prison guards commit crimes!"

Li Liangping put his head in his hands, "Only Gong Guozhen knows!"

Le Ran stayed in Jingli City to assist Ming Shu, while Shen Xun had gone to Hongcheng, Han Province to supervise the murder of Cao Fenghuai’s family two years ago, and learned a clue that Cao’s family had been concealing-Cao Fenghuai was once because of a woman. Killed one person in Jingli City.

This person is Zhang Long.

Such an important clue was not exposed until the special operations team came, and the Hongcheng City Bureau had no light up and down, but this error was not counted as the head of the Hongcheng Criminal Police. After Cao Fenghuai’s accident, the Criminal Investigation Detachment bothered to investigate, but Cao Fenghuai’s cronies deliberately concealed that they were worried about harming themselves, and now they were diagnosed with cancer, and they revealed the whole situation.

It was Cao Fenghuai who killed Zhang Long by "Red Makeup" twelve years ago. Cao Fenghuai threatened Qin Ying with Qiao Ying's safety, and promised to solve Qin Ying's life for the rest of his life after Qin Ying was released from prison, forcing Qin Ying to commit the crime.

In order to protect Qiao Ying, who had given her a home, Qin Ying was charged with a crime that should not belong to her.

The truth of being late has finally arrived, and the murderer and his family have been killed by a pair of extrajudicial hands.

Who do these hands belong to?

And why did the person who found Gong Guozhen buy Qin Ying's life?

Ming Shu looked at the whiteboard, frowned in thought, the phone in his police pants rang, it was Xiao Yuan's call.

At this time, although they were separated from each other, they called very frequently. Mingshu would report the details and progress of the case to Xiao Yuan, and Xiao Yuan would also inform Mingshu of the situation in Dongye.

"Xiao Ju." Ming Shu answered the phone.

"An unverified news." Xiao Yuan said: "Seven years ago, the heart transplant performed by Chu Xin in country B was an illegal operation."