monologue

Ever since entering Dongqing City, it hasn’t even had a single snowfall, and the temperature has only dropped but not risen, and it’s cold and dry. Except for those who go out to work, they wish everyone could hide in the warm heating room like spring. Make breakfast early, wait for Xi Rui to finish her breakfast and send her to school.

He was going to the court, but on the way to school, he passed the commercial buildings in the city center, and the LED screens that usually placed advertisements were broadcasting the "grand occasion" outside the court. After sending Xi Rui to Changqing University, Chu Mianzhi bought a bottle Zhijiang Daqu took him to the cemetery.

Five years have passed, and this is the first time he went to the cemetery, where the "Green City Devil" Zhou Jinlin who everyone avoids is buried. Chu Mianzhi found Zhou Jinlin's tombstone after turning several turns in the cemetery. But there was already a bottle of Zhijiang Daqu, which Zhou Jinlin used to drink most, on the stele platform. Chu Mianzhi stared at the tombstone for a while, put down the wine and left.

Outside the cemetery, Chu Mianzhi met Yang Weiyuan who was carrying a bottle of wine. The last time the two met was at Yang Xiao's wedding. Yang Weiyuan was not surprised to see Chu Mianzhi. The two retired veteran cadres were wrapped in thick Standing outside the cemetery in a cotton padded coat, Chu Mianzhi thought that Yang Weiyuan would go to the trial, but Chu Mianzhi would come to the cemetery.

Yang Weiyuan asked him, "Why do you remember this place?"

"Someone put Pingzhijiang Daqu on his stele, I thought it was you who put it."

Yang Weiyuan put the bottle under his arm and said, "I guess it's Yan Shaoci."

Chu Mianzhi stuffed her hands into her sleeves: "I guess so."

The two still wanted to talk, but both hesitated to speak. Yang Weiyuan opened a bottle of wine and took two wine glasses from his arms. He wanted to drink with Chu Mianzhi. Two old men in their 60s sat in the cold wind and held a cup. cup swig.

Chu Xingmu and Xia Ci deployed manpower outside the court, and they only waited for the trial to arrest Sheng Changxiao. Song Yan was sent to the hospital by them the night before.

Since Xia Ci took two days off, he didn't even know Chu Xingmu's plan. As soon as Chu Xingmu came back, Chu Xingmu asked him to lead someone to arrest Lin Shen. As a result, he and Wen Xiangqin tortured him half to death, and the scene went to Chen Xingmu again. Yu Yao went to the detective agency again, and Xia Ci, who was kept in the dark, was full of displeasure, so he took a chance to ask Chu Xingmu what they planned.

Chu Xingmu told Xia Ci about his cooperation with Chen Yuyao.

Chen Yuyao and Qin Wan have been looking for witnesses who gave Zhao Hailu a fake psychiatric certificate back then. They found out that there was a doctor in Nanjia Psychiatric Hospital who was in charge of Zhao Hailu's diagnosis five years ago. Chu Xingmu asked him to investigate Lin Shen. Chen Yuyao checked whether he had abused patients in his early years and found that there were quite a few of them.

In the case of Song Yan’s disappearance, all the clues collected by the criminal investigation team pointed to Li Xiaowen’s music room, but Chu Xingmu inquired about Li Xiaowen several times but found nothing, so he turned his target to the person who could enter and leave Li Xiaowen’s music room at will On him, Sheng Changxiao was the only person around Li Xiaowen who went in and out of the music room at will and probably knew Song Yan, because he was the supervisor of the music room.

Chu Xingmu had no evidence, and was concerned about the retrial of Zhao Hailu's kidnapping case. Once a shrewd person like Sheng Changxiao knew that the police suspected him, Song Yan's safety would become even more problematic. The lottery tickets on the emergency stairs and the lottery tickets in the music room and Shimao The surveillance video of the underground parking lot in Building A is the evidence. Chu Xingmu knew that Sheng Changxiao and Lin Shen had a close relationship at the time. He guessed that the two started contacting because of Zhao Hailu's case. Sheng Changxiao had been in a passive position. Now they had no choice but to cooperate, Sheng Changxiao definitely didn't have the time and energy to think about how to deal with Song Yan at the critical moment of the trial.

Because of the half of the magnetic tape dug out from the old yard in the southern suburbs of the city, Chu Xingmu was even more sure that Sheng Changxiao was also involved in the no-suspect case in the southern suburbs of the city.

Later, it was confirmed that everything was the same as Chu Xingmu's guess, but the criminal investigation team was in vain in Nanjia. They searched for so long and they could rescue Song Yan, but they were put together by Lin Shen and Sheng Changxiao, and Chu Xingmu was the worst The person who is willing to doubt is Wen Ti, who can disclose the progress of the case to Lin Shen and Sheng Changxiao so that they have time to think about countermeasures and transfer Song Yan in time. The only person these two have ever been in contact with is Wen Ti.

Chu Xingmu has selfish intentions. He is afraid that Wen Ti's collusion with the suspect will be exposed. Not only will he not be able to stay in the criminal investigation team and the research room, but if Lin Shen and Sheng Changxiao jump over the wall and drag Wen Ti into the water, even the chief of public security will not be able to save him. Wen Ti, so he went to the South Mansion. While they were all waiting for him to get back the evidence, Chu Xingmu told Chen Yuyao and Qin Wan to give up submitting the evidence for the fraudulent appraisal. He wanted to arrest Lin Shen in advance. Only in this way can Wen Ti "make up for his mistakes". If Lin Shen and Sheng Changxiao confess at that time, Chu Xingmu will say that this is his plan to arrest Lin Shen and rescue Song Yan, and everything Wen Ti has done is part of the plan .

Chen Yuyao and Qin Wan naturally would not agree, Chu Xingmu told them that Yan Shaoci knew the truth about Zhao Hailu's kidnapping of him and Qin Wan.

Lin Shen's appearance in court can only prove that Zhao Hailu's mental illness certificate was falsified, but the nature of Yan Shaoci's appearance in court is completely different. Yan Shaoci has worked in the Shanghe branch for so many years, from a small policeman with no name to the deputy director of the branch. Zhao Hailu was strictly on guard against him, how could Yan Shaoci not notice it at all, he might have more important evidence than a fake testimonial in his hand.

The members of the criminal investigation team were all outside the court. Chu Xingmu didn’t go to the scene and didn’t know what was going on inside. It started at ten o’clock but didn’t know when it would end. Xia Ci kept asking people about the situation inside. Chu Xingmu sat In the car, he tucked his neck into his scarf, not as anxious as Xia Ci.

He hoped that Qin Wan and Xu Jingru would come out of the gate of the court first, instead of Zhao Hailu and Sheng Changxiao. Xia Ci would get out of the car and get back up again. After covering the heat for a while, he fanned it out.

In the end, Chu Xingmu couldn't bear it any longer, and said, "It's not like the prisoner is having a baby. What are you in a hurry for?"

Xia Ci stood outside and said, "Aren't you in a hurry to eat smoking cessation candy? Why didn't Master and Uncle Yang come?"

"They said they watched the broadcast at home, and it was too much trouble to go back and forth in such a cold day."

They waited until three o'clock in the afternoon, and the gate of the court finally opened. Chu Xingmu waved to Qi Shaocheng and them, then got out of the car and walked over with Xia Ci, and saw the figure who had been wandering in the hall for a long time and hadn't come out yet. , Both of them raised their hearts.

A few minutes later, Qin Wan and Xu Jingru came out of the hall, but their expressions were not as happy as Xia Ci imagined. Xia Ci's heart skipped a beat, thinking he had lost the case again, but Qin Wan didn't know After going down a few steps, he ran back to the hall, and then helped Yan Shaoci out together.

Xia Ci hurriedly ran to Qin Wan. Chu Xingmu asked Qi Shaocheng and Zhao Chen to lead people into the hall. Before he reached their side, he heard Qin Wan say: "Death penalty, execute immediately."

Chu Xingmu seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, the worries on his face were swept away, and he said: "Thank you for your hard work."

Qi Shaocheng and Zhao Chen escorted Sheng Changxiao out of the hall. When they passed by, Sheng Changxiao and Chu Xingmu looked at each other, and then he was escorted into the police car.

Chu Xingmu turned his head and kicked Xia Ci and said, "I want to reminisce about the past and change the day, I'm still busy when I go back."

Xia Ci turned and went into the hall to explain the situation to the comrades in the court. Some people came out of the hall one after another. Chu Xingmu also saw Li Xiaowen.

Li Xiaowen walked up to Chu Xingmu with a solemn expression, Chu Xingmu extended his hand to thank him: "Mr. Li, thank you for your cooperation."

Li Xiaowen forced a smile on his face and asked, "What other crime did Sheng Changxiao commit?"

Chu Xingmu said: "I'm afraid it started when he was He Changxuan 13 years ago."

Before Zhou Zhou went to work in the morning, Mrs. Zhou was watching the trial broadcast of the Zhao Hailu kidnapping case in the living room. After returning home from work, she found that Mrs. Zhou had cooked a table of dishes. There were three sets of empty bowls and chopsticks and a bottle of Zhijiang Daqu on the table. Tears came out at once.

Sheng Changxiao was brought back to the Public Security Bureau. Fan Wenqing had been detained in the Public Security Bureau for a day. Lin Shen was sent to the hospital by Xia Ci the night before. He was also brought here not long after Sheng Changxiao arrived at the Public Security Bureau. The suspects were basically brought to justice.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the members of the criminal investigation team didn't even have time to eat lunch. Everyone was busy with the follow-up of the Song Yan kidnapping case and the Shinan No Head case. The relevant investigation materials and evidence were sent to Chu Xingmu, and Chu Xingmu hurriedly sent someone to contact the patients who had been treated by Lin Shen to collect evidence, including Wen Ti.

There were not many people left in the team, so the work of interrogating the suspects naturally fell on Chu Xingmu and Xia Ci. Chu Xingmu felt annoyed even if he looked at Lin Shen more than once. At first, Xia Ci had no choice but to interrogate Lin Shen and Sheng Changxiao separately from him.

From the moment Sheng Changxiao entered the Public Security Bureau, he gritted his teeth and planned to say nothing. He was familiar with every existing law and regulation, and knew where the court's sentencing standards were, so when facing some of Chu Xingmu's When asking questions, Sheng Changxiao showed an extremely uncooperative attitude, Sheng Changxiao had to consume Chu Xingmu patiently with him

Zhao Hailu was sentenced to death. Yan Shaoci appeared in court to confirm that Zhou Jinlin and Zhao Hailu had nothing to do with the kidnapping case. Lin Shen was arrested and he vented his anger for Wen Ti. Wen promised to Qin that he would not target Wen Ti again. Chu Xingmu was happy and happy All walks are windy.

Chu Xingmu was chewing quit smoking candy in the interrogation room, holding a few tapes and a tape recorder around. These two things were found from Sheng Changxiao's house. Chu Xingmu put a small tape into the tape compartment of the tape recorder, and pressed Press the play button and listen to the music recorded more than ten years ago.

Lin Shen had already admitted in the underground warehouse that night that he used his power to help Sheng Changxiao lock Song Yan in the mental hospital. Sheng Changxiao didn't intend to kill Song Yan at that time, otherwise they would only find Song Yan's body, or Like He Xiao, even the corpse could not be found.

Chu Xingmu put all the evidence on the table, Sheng Changxiao's eyes moved with Chu Xingmu's hand, the interrogation room was cold and gloomy, Sheng Changxiao was wearing a thin suit, while Chu Xingmu was wearing a thick coat , listening to the sound of "The Bell" coming from the tape recorder cast a strange shadow over the dimly lit interrogation room.

Chu Xingmu didn't use threats and lures, but he couldn't figure out that Zhao Hailu was sentenced to death, and Wang Yuemin had already been taken into custody. Even if Sheng Changxiao was coerced by Wang Yuemin to defend Zhao Hailu five years ago, these two people have been arrested one after another five years later. Due punishment, the biggest threat to Sheng Changxiao is gone, but Sheng Changxiao still keeps his mouth shut.

If he was worried that he would still be threatened by Zhao Hailu and Wang Yuemin's former ministries, Chu Xingmu could understand, but now that all his secrets and crimes have been exposed, why doesn't he let go?

The reason why Sheng Changxiao kidnapped Song Yan should be that Song Yan accidentally learned of Sheng Changxiao's secret, and later he threatened Sheng Changxiao with this, and "extorted" a total of 2 yuan from Sheng Changxiao several times before and after, and the 3000 yuan that Song Yan was robbed The yuan money should be what he asked for from Sheng Changxiao that day. Maybe Song Yan's money was robbed and he turned it back to continue to blackmail Sheng Changxiao. Sheng Changxiao, who was driven by Song Yan's greed, decided to attack Song Yan.

Since Song Yan was rescued, his thoughts have been confused, his words are vague, and he can't even recognize people. He doesn't know what kind of torture he has suffered at the hands of Lin Shen. It is even more difficult for Song Yan to know Sheng Changxiao's motive for committing the crime.

Xia Ci’s side is over, and Chu Xingmu’s side has no movement at all. He waited in the monitoring room for a while, took a piece of clothes and entered the interrogation room. Why did Chu Xingmu accompany Sheng Changxiao to listen to music.

Xia Ci put on thick clothes and sat next to Chu Xingmu, and asked Sheng Changxiao: "What's the matter, Lin Shen has already confessed that you knocked Song Yan out and brought him to him, and all the witnesses and evidences are trying to deny it, but they can't deny it , It is useless for you to continue to stand in a stalemate with us."

Chu Xingmu turned off the music and said: "The case is clear, what I want him to explain is who killed He Xiao."

Xia Ci looked at Sheng Changxiao and found that his lips were purple with cold, "Sheng Changxiao, you have to think about your mother if you don't think about yourself now, right? She only has a son like you, who lives alone in a nursing home for so long. After many years, who will support her in the future?"

"The self-built house in the southern suburbs of the city used to be your home. You and your mother lived there for two years. Neither of your parents has a family history of mental illness. How did your mother get mentally ill? Your father, He Xiao, died in his own home. The corpses were made into paint and painted on the attic of your house, and the neighbors said that the house is haunted, and you know best if it is haunted or not."

Xia Ci also brought over the results of the DNA test, because he was afraid that Sheng Changxiao would not recognize his father-son relationship with He Xiao, "After you left the southern suburbs of the city, you changed your name, and your aunt said that your mother took you away from home a long time ago. Yes, we feel strange, you were in college at that time, and you went to Shinan after you left Chang'an District, although the house was in He Xiao's name, it was left to your mother by your grandfather, your father made money from business in the early years A lot of money. I didn’t like the few self-built houses so they were always empty. Later, he became obsessed with gambling and lost all his family property. He missed your mother’s house. You should know these things better than us .”

Sheng Changxiao looked up at the two of them, and said, "What do you want to say?"

"Do you not care at all how your father died and who killed you? Why did your mother suffer from mental illness?"

Sheng Changxiao smiled contemptuously and said, "We have already severed the relationship. How he died has nothing to do with me."

"It was dug out from that yard." Chu Xingmu put the evidence bag on the table, which contained half of the magnetic tape that Han Yang gave him.

"what is this?"

"Ying Naiqing gave you and Li Xiaowen a tape recorder back then, and even recorded the music for you to practice. Coincidentally, this thing was discovered together with your father's skull. Your father died about 13 years ago. You dare not I lived in Shinan under your father's name for two years, and then moved. Apart from you and your mother, who else has the opportunity to kill someone quietly in your house for more than ten years? People found out?"

"You have kept the tape recorder that Ying Naiqing gave you for so many years, but you buried a tape and those crime tools. The neighbors nearby said that there was a period of time when there was music in your house. They all knew that you were in the music school. When I was in school, every time I heard the sound of the violin, I knew it was you practicing. You played the violin music on the tape with the tape recorder to cover up the sound of you disposing of the corpse. What did the famous song do."

"Your family has lived under the same roof for so many years. If He Xiao was really killed by you, how could your mother not know? Her schizophrenia was stimulated by you, so she would rather live in the house for so many years. The nursing home is also unwilling to live with you. Even if she doesn’t forgive you, you are still her only son. When we found your mother, she was still defending you. When He Xiao was mentioned, she kept silent. Zhao Hailu's defense was actually Wang Yuemin persecuting you with the truth about your patricide."

Sheng Changxiao's eyes widened: "Why do you bother my mother? She doesn't know anything. The police and lawyers are the same. No one is cleaner than the other. Wang Yuemin is like this, and you are all like this!"

Chu Xingmu said: "People are selfish in front of interests, but most people at least know what to do and what not to do."

Chu Xingmu turned on the tape recorder again and stared closely at Sheng Changxiao's eyes. He wanted to see whether it was a human or a ghost who could make his own father into paint, and whether he could still remember every time he heard the song "The Bell". His movements to a melody.

This kind of inhuman murder method is often seen in murderers with antisocial personality and abnormal psychology. Sheng Changxiao has been a lawyer for more than ten years. Although he has defended many death row prisoners, they can't see any criminal tendencies in him at all. So Chu Xingmu suspected at first that if He Xiao was really killed by Sheng Changxiao, Song Yan would definitely die in Sheng Changxiao's hands, but the fact is that he only sent Song Yan to Nanjia and locked him up as a mental illness. Xing Mu had to wonder if there was someone else who killed He Xiao.

But if it was really Sheng Changxiao, what kind of grievance made Sheng Changxiao kill his biological father so brutally and use inhuman methods to dispose of his body.

Chu Xingmu originally thought that Sheng Changxiao would still deal with him, but after Sheng Changxiao was silent for a few minutes, he heard Sheng Changxiao admit: "I killed my father and cut him up. In order not to be discovered, I ordered some Building materials, refurbished the attic, all done by me."

"I have been to Shinan, and I was afraid that those tools of crime would be found by you. When I was sure that you hadn't found that cellar, I left again, but I think you will find everything in that cellar sooner or later. I encouraged those boys I went to set fire in the old yard, but I didn't expect to draw your attention to the cellar."

"No one dared to take Zhao Hailu's case at the time, and most of the commissions I received were from vicious suspects. Wang Yuemin spared no effort to investigate my background and found that my father had been missing for many years, and finally found out that I killed my father. , He not only threatened me with this, but also threatened me with my mother's safety, he said that the lawsuit can only be won but not lost."

"I remember every murder weapon I used. I cleaned them and hid them in the cellar. I buried him with his head in the cellar. When the wind passed and no one found him missing, I took my mother and left there. , I have never hated a person so much in my life, and this person is my biological father, only demons can give birth to demons, and he never thought that I would kill him until his death."

Xia Ci and Chu Xingmu looked at Sheng Changxiao in shock. The music on the recorder had just finished playing, and Chu Xingmu quickly turned off the recording. They didn't expect Sheng Changxiao to confess his crime of killing He Xiao so happily, and they were sitting in the interrogation room In the face of Sheng Changxiao, he only felt creepy, and ordinary people would still feel compassion, let alone He Xiao was his father.

In the end, He Xiao said: "When he poured a pot of hot oil on my mother's head, I made up my mind to kill him. I hate his domestic violence against my mother day after day for more than 20 years."