Madness of the Heart

Chapter 10 Demon Hunting (10)

The office of the deputy director of the Criminal Investigation Bureau is different from the office area of ​​the crime team. It is quiet and tidy, and everything is placed where it should be. But beside the single-color folder, there are three novels that are incompatible with the surrounding environment.

The cover patterns of these three novels are weird and the design sense is very strong. No wonder Ming Shu noticed it as soon as he entered the door.

“Xiao Ju, are you looking for me?” Even though the door was closed during working hours, Ming Shu still pretended to behave.

He has been working with Xiao Yuan for a while, but in the city bureau, he never took the initiative to find Xiao Yuan, nor did he participate in any small talks related to Xiao Yuan. The mention of Xiao Yuan is an alienated “Xiao Ju”. So far no one has found him and Xiao Yuan. Relationship.

“Sit down.” Xiao Yuan pointed to the position opposite the desk, “How is the investigation of Luo Xiangfu’s case?”

Ming Shu dragged away the chair, fixed his eyes on the three novels, and found the word “heart of the tomb” on the cover of the top one.

“Xiao Ju, are you reading Tomb Heart’s novel?”

Xiao Yuan glanced at it, “I have contacted Lu Kun several times. He did not have mental problems when he committed the crime, but now it is clear that he has serious psychological problems.”

This is clearly understood.

At Shuhan Cafe, he personally confronted Lu Kun. At that time, Lu Kun’s state can be said to be crazy, after killing two people in a row, he was completely excited. Later, in the sub-game, Lu Kun fell into a depressed depression after madness, and his mood was relatively close to normal in several stages. Later, when Lu Kun linked his behavior to the novel he had read, thinking that he had been instigated by the heart of the tomb, he was “crazy.”

Objectively speaking, this is falling into the trap of self-awareness. Under the temptation of getting rid of sin, I continue to convince myself that I am not wrong. I just listened to what others said, and the most evil person is not me.

This is not uncommon in criminal investigations.

“Almost every sentence of Lu Kun mentions the heart of the tomb. I have seen his interrogation record in the branch. There is a turning point in the middle.” Xiao Yuan said: “On July 6, after Luo Xiangfu’s body was discovered, Lu Kun began to insist that he was seduced by the heart of the tomb.”

Ming Shu: “Is someone instilling something in Lu Kun at this point in time?”

“I suspected it too.” Xiao Yuan nodded, “So I checked the police officer of the Beicheng Branch who was responsible for solving this case.”

Ming Shu looked up sharply, “What did you find out?”

“There was no problem in the interrogation process, but the social impact of this case was bad. The mood of some police officers was affected, especially young police officers with inexperience, as well as police officers with children of the same age as the two victims.” Xiao Yuan said: ” In front of Lu Kun, a female recorder mentioned a social saying that the murderer was influenced by extreme thoughts. After that, Lu Kun’s rhetoric suddenly changed, and the heart of the tomb was pulled out.”

Ming Shu thought deeply, and said, “His reaction is quick.”

Xiao Yuan: “Yes. Then, the heart of the tomb is a cover. But from the perspective of not letting any clues go, I think the novels of the heart of the tomb might give us some hints.”

Ming Shu picked up a copy and read it “Whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh) and lifted his eyelids, “Boss, do you want to read novels yourself?”

“If you just want to watch it for entertainment, I won’t watch it here.” Xiao Yuan got up, “Drink water?”

Ming Shu pouted and brought a clean and bright glass over, “I can drink yours.”

Although the two have established a relationship for a long time, the difference in their living habits is not small, such as reading and drinking—

Ming Shu didn’t love reading since he was a child, but Xiao Yuan was able to hold a book, read from morning to night, and covered a wide range of books, including classics and popular novels;

Mingshu likes flavorful water, tea, coffee, or beverages, but it must have a hint of flavor before drinking it. Xiao Yuan drank boiled water all the year round, and only made a pot of tea when there were guests.

However, Mingshu is also very “flexible”. If Xiao Yuan let him read, even if he is unwilling to read it, he can read it bitterly. If there is Xiao Yuan’s cup in front of him, even if it contains white water, the white water can still be used. Swallow.

The Yingwuming team, who is principled in everything, doesn’t talk much about principles when it’s with an older lover, and even puts himself in the position of his younger brother, acting facelessly and shamelessly.

Ming Shu held the cup and sipped sips. “The North City Bureau has checked Lu Kun from start to finish. We have also dug up his online trends in the past year. He has never had any contact with unidentified people. However, what he referred to as “bewitching” is just reading Tomb Heart’s novel, which cannot be used as a basis in criminal cases.”

Xiao Yuan nodded, “I know. But Lu Kun’s situation can actually be investigated further.”

“Huh?” Ming Shu leaned forward, putting his hands on the edge of the table.

This posture made him look like a serious student.

And Xiao Yuan is a personable teacher who is teaching.

“His so-called’bewitching’ is not criminally valid, but he is affected by such books, but it may be a fact.” Xiao Yuan said, “Imagine if there is another person who has a similar mental state and reads under certain extreme conditions. To a certain sentence in the book, will the tragedy of the cafe repeat itself?”

Ming Shu remembered a witness named “She Qun”.

She Qun said that Lu Kun was reading a book at the time, and the cover said “Some people deserve to die.”

In crime novels, there are usually very strong extreme emotions. This sentence is just an expression, but it is not impossible to give birth to psychological hints.

After being silent for half a minute, Ming Shu shook his head, “This is just a very special case. There is nothing wrong with the book itself, but Lu Kun is wrong. Just like many parents now accuse their children of games and think that games make their children addicted. This view is fundamentally true. It doesn’t make sense, because it’s not the game itself that is wrong.”

“Of course there is nothing wrong with the book, do you think I intend to pursue the responsibility of the heart of the tomb?” Xiao Yuan said, “but although Lu Kun is only a case, this kind of case should not be ignored. Since the book in the heart of the tomb can stimulate a mental disorder Normal suspects, maybe there is something in the book for our reference.”

Ming Shu immediately came to the spirit, “What did you find?”

Xiao Yuan is still indifferent, “Not yet.”

Ming Shu put his chin on his arm, completely unlike Fang Yuanhang’s sharp and determined master, “I thought you called me to find a breakthrough.”

“I always believe that when something suddenly appears, there must be a reason for it. Lu Kun suddenly changed his words and moved a writer out. The most likely reason was to shift the focus. But since the heart of the tomb has been exposed to our sight, we You might as well check it down by the way.” Xiao Yuan said: “Sometimes a clue may seem useless, but when it needs to be connected in the end, maybe this useless clue will become the key.”

Ming Shu sank and nodded, “I will arrange for someone to investigate the heart of the tomb. Brother, set aside Lu Kun’s case. I have a guess about Luo Xiangfu’s case.”

Xiao Yuan was serious, “I called you here just to hear your understanding of Luo Xiangfu’s case.”

“I don’t have enough evidence to support this speculation.” Ming Shu stood up and paced around his desk in a small area. “It may be his only hobby, street photography, that caused Luo Xiangfu’s murder.”

Xiao Yuan leaned back on the chair, folded his hands on his abdomen, and his eyes shot out from his deep eyes, with a hint of encouragement.

“The murderer should not be anyone familiar with Luo Xiangfu. If it is, the TA must have shown his feet in our round of intensive investigations.” Ming Shu continued: “I and Xing Mu inferred the murderer from the weapon, medicine, and hits before. Being a woman, I admit that this kind of inference is more arbitrary, but now it seems that the possibility that the murderer is a woman is increasing.”

Xiao Yuan did not make any comments, but just nodded appropriately.

“Luo Xiangfu took two years of photos, and Wen Yao was the worst one. I just contacted Wen Yao. How can I say that she hates Luo Xiangfu and others. Not only in the streets, but even in the workplace, she often suffers. Elderly harassment.” Ming Shu said: “But her hatred has not yet accumulated to the level of crime. She is consciously or unconsciously looking for opportunities to vent. From this perspective, she is a person who can balance negative emotions, and she can do it. Things that guide public opinion, but they will not kill people personally.”

Xiao Yuan said: “The one who killed Luo Xiangfu was probably the one who suffered more harm than her and hated Luo Xiangfu more.”

“Yes!” Ming Shu squeezed his fist. “But this person hides very deeply. Luo Xiangfu may not know her at all. It is very difficult to investigate.”

After a moment of silence, Xiao Yuan suddenly said, “This is a more conventional way of thinking. Have you ever thought about extreme ways of thinking?”

Ming Shu stood still, “Extreme?”

Xiao Yuan pointed his index finger on the book in the heart of the tomb, “Some people deserve to die.”

Mingshu opened his eyes, “Brother?”

“This is the usual point of view in the tomb heart book, and it is also a popular point of view on the Internet.” Xiao Yuan said: “I have acquaintances in the TV station, and I asked them to pass the original interview record of Lukun’s program. More than one of them thought , The children who were killed should have died.”

Ming Shu opened the chair again and sat down slowly.

“Are these people really hurt by the noisy children that they must be killed soon?” Xiao Yuan shook his head, “I can’t see it.”

“Deformed hate?” Ming Shu hesitated first, then his wink was certain, “Yes, it’s deformed hate!”

“Noisy children and old people who forcibly take pictures. These two groups seem to be completely different, but they have caused similar social effects.” Xiao Yuan said, “Since many people think that noisy children are worthy of death, kill them for The people eliminate the harm, so similarly, some people think that killing the old man who forcibly took pictures is a’righteous act’-this has nothing to do with whether the TA is harmed or not.”

Ming Shu put his hands on his cheeks, “That way, the investigation will be more difficult. Anyone with a distorted psychology, if he hates the elderly on the street, he may do something to Luo Xiangfu…it’s bad!”

“What?” Xiao Yuan asked.

“If the facts are as we think, then Luo Xiangfu must not be the only target of the murderer! TA will still commit crimes!”

“It is true. In other words, TA has killed others before killing Luo Xiangfu.”

Ming Shu unconsciously shakes his right leg, his face is not very good-looking, “If you want to investigate, you can only start with the old cases of the case team, or find the missing persons. This is equivalent to finding a needle in a haystack.”

At this time, the sun was sinking, and the golden sunlight came in from outside the window, dyeing the small dust in the room into beautiful gold leaf powder.

Xiao Yuan said, “Time is almost up.”

Ming Shu was obviously still immersed in the case, “When?”

“You don’t need to work overtime today. The off-duty time is over.” Xiao Yuan got up and closed the spread documents.

“No…” Mingxue puzzled, “You let me get off work?”

“Have you grown up here?”

“The case has not been solved yet.”

Xiao Yuan asked warmly, “After you became the leader of the serious crime team, did you never sleep when you encountered a case, or go home if you didn’t detect it?”

When Ming Shu thought about it, it really was.

Xiao Yuan said again: “If there is no case, you will be late and leave early, and you will not do your business.”

“I didn’t!” Ming Shu retorted angrily. “The cases that came to the Crime Squad are not easy. I can’t sleep in order to solve the case. Shouldn’t I make up my mind after the investigation?”

“I didn’t say you shouldn’t.” Xiao Yuan had already bypassed half of the desk and walked to Ming Shu. The two of them sat and stood, the height difference was obvious, Xiao Yuan stretched out his right hand and rubbed the top of Ming Shu’s head very casually.

“Hey…” Mingshu sighed comfortably, not minding that his hairstyle was messed up.

“The case must be solved, but don’t take your own body seriously.” Xiao Yuan said: “The case has been investigated to the present level. It can’t be solved by staying up all night in the bureau, understand?”

Ming Shu has been a criminal police officer for many years, and the reason is naturally clear. But in the past, he could not go home not only because he was eager to solve the case, but also because he was single in a long-distance relationship, and he was lonely when he went home. I don’t know how to cook, I can only order takeaway, and I have to think about a case after eating. In this way, it is better not to go home, eat in the cafeteria, live in the office, build a bed in the crime team, sleep when sleepy, save time and effort, and will not think about miscellaneous things just because you are alone at home.

“The machine also needs maintenance, let alone a human? Only when you have enough rest, your brain can turn faster.” Xiao Yuan pressed on Mingshu’s shoulder, “Don’t be too burdened, tidy up, and come to me at night.”

Ming Shu jumped up “”, “I want to go to you to…do ‘homework’?”

Xiao Yuan’s index finger flicked between his eyebrows, “Jinlan came here yesterday and put a bunch of medicinal materials and a native chicken with me, and told me to stew it for you.”

Xiao Jinlan is Xiao Yuan’s older sister. Before she got married, she felt very painful for Mingshu. He regarded Mingshu as a family member early on. Now as a woman and a mother, he cares for Mingshu and sends something from time to time.

Mingshu’s missing family affection was made up for in the Xiao family.

There is no camera in the office, and Ming Shu simply wraps around Xiao Yuan’s waist, “Then you fill up my appetite, can you fill me with something else?”

Xiao Yuan smiled, “You have the final say.”