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Chu Xingmu also put the drug composition test sheet that had been kept in the file bag for ten years in front of Dr. Qiao, and asked him: "Zhong Minglou has been treated in Nanjia for six years. Who is his attending doctor?"

Dr. Qiao picked up the test sheet and shook his head and said: "He has no attending doctor, and the medicine he took was sent by the research institute after he applied to the hospital. When he passed away, I told a colleague about his medicine. Only then did I know that the research institute will deliver the medicine to the hospital every month."

"Is this what he asked for?"

"I don't know, not only that, he even stopped Wen Ti's medicine. At first I didn't know why he had such great power to let the hospital agree to all his demands, but then I heard that Sun Siyao was the next director of the hospital. Chang, with great fanfare, replaced people from various departments and teams of the institute."

Dr. Qiao put down the test sheet and smiled: "But for so many years, the research results of the research institute's projects have not advanced but retreated. Sun Siyao has always been living on the capital left by Zhongming Tower. There is a big change in the institute. There are many people who want to become famous Yes."

Chu Xingmu has no interest in scientific research at all, but he often hears people say how difficult some scientific research conditions are. In his consciousness, he also feels that those people really work hard for their careers, but no matter what industry they are in, ideals and The reality is different, perhaps the reason for the indifference of the people in the research institute to Zeng Rongde's death is this.

Some people regard benefits, money, reputation and status as nothing, while others regard them as life. They hold different ideas, methods and means, and even commit crimes for it. This is true of all industries.

"How do you know this?" Chu Xingmu asked.

Dr. Qiao said: "Lin Shen and Sun Siyao are classmates. I have a classmate who also works in the research institute. You are right. Although I am in the airtight Nanjia Mental Hospital, I can still hear the news from outside. of."

Hearing what Dr. Qiao said, Chu Xingmu finally understood why Lin Shen knew about Zhongming Tower, and why Wen Ti and Zhong Changxin were convinced that he knew the truth, so he threatened to negotiate with them.

Chu Xingmu asked Dr. Qiao: "How much do you know about Zhongminglou committing suicide ten years ago?"

Dr. Qiao said: "I have always had a guess, but for Zhong Changxin, this guess is not convincing."

"What guess?"

"Professor Zhong took various antipsychotic drugs for many years, and died of drug poisoning."

Chu Xingmu felt that what he had said was the same as if he hadn’t. Ten years ago, Zhou Jinlin’s investigation turned out to be drug poisoning, but they guessed it was because of the bottle of chlorpromazine that Zhong Minglou ate last.

Dr. Qiao added: "We have been engaged in the prevention and treatment of mental health for so many years. We have basically used all the common types of antipsychotic drugs on the market. Some patients have to rely on drugs for life. Although the side effects of drugs are many, the fatal risk is very low. Professor Zhong has only been in Nanjia for six years."

Chu Xingmu said: "This is also the purpose of my coming here today. I want to know whether the bottle of chlorpromazine that Zhong Minglou ate last was chlorpromazine."

Dr. Qiao instantly understood that the police and the hospital all concluded that Zhongminglou was taking chlorpromazine based on the lost bottle of chlorpromazine in the pharmacy and the empty medicine bottle found in Zhongminglou's ward.

"There is no attending doctor in Zhongminglou, so how does he get the medicine he takes every day?"

"There are nurses who specialize in delivering medicine to patients."

Chu Xingmu said: "I still have to trouble Dr. Qiao with one thing, help me find the nurse who was in charge of taking the medicine back then."

"I have to go to the nurse's station to check this. In places like Nanjia, there are not only patients who are prone to illness. There are many doctors and nurses who leave their jobs due to excessive mental stress every year. I will try my best to help you ask."

Chu Xingmu sat for a while and felt that it was time to go. Dr. Qiao had already told him everything he wanted to know. Chu Xingmu stood up and said, "I have a personal question. Now Zhong Changxin has inherited his grandfather's behest. Research team, don't you have any idea of ​​rejoining the research team?"

Dr. Qiao smiled and said, "Captain Chu, if I were your age, I might think about it. I've been in Nanjia for nearly 20 years and I'm already used to it."

Chu Xingmu seemed to have thought of something suddenly. Dr. Qiao was almost ten years older than him. It may be due to the patience and temper he has cultivated in dealing with patients all year round. Otherwise, Chu Xingmu asked him aggressively several times. Can't even get in, Chu Xingmu feels that the way of life taught by Zhongming Tower to Wen Ti is sometimes quite useful.

Knowing the grievances between Zhong Minglou and Sun Siyao in the early years, and knowing the reason why Zhong Minglou chose to go to Nanjia for treatment from Dr. Qiao, what the criminal investigation team has to do is to find evidence that can accuse Sun Siyao of Zhong Minglou and Zeng Rongde's death .

But Chu Xingmu still couldn't relax. He always felt weird in these cases, and sometimes he could feel a pair of eyes behind him watching his every move, and the threat like a warning he received not long ago Letter, he couldn't remember which case it started with.

But the person who sent the letter thought a little wrong, just wanted to manipulate Chu Xingmu with a threatening letter with unknown purpose, that would be too small for him.

On the way back to the team after leaving Nanjia, Chu Xingmu called Wen Ti. He thought Wen Ti was still in the company, but Wen Ti said that he was going to deliver something to Zhong Minglou’s wife, so Chu Xingmu called Under the banner of resolutely not letting go of a clue, I went to Wen Ti.

The first time he went to Mrs. Zhong's house was in the deep winter years ago. Mrs. Zhong lived alone in the old house. Before Zhong Changxin returned to China, Wen Ti often visited her. After Zhong Changxin returned to China, he was busy with work and did not often accompany her. by her side.

In just over two months, the old house of the Zhong family was different from when Chu Xingmu first visited. Before he even reached the door, he saw a few brightly colored camellias from a distance. Chu Xingmu thought that Xi Rui was there If there is a chance for Comrade Xi Rui to learn from Mrs. Zhong for those sickly potted flowers at home, maybe the few potted flowers she talks about every day can live for a few more years.

Seeing that the gate was open, Chu Xingmu walked over with ease, so he saw Wen Ti who was helping Mrs. Zhong move the flower pots in the yard. He was wearing a shirt and rolled up his sleeves, and his leather shoes were rubbed with dirt. He didn't show any reluctance or even enjoyment.

"Are all these pots going to be moved outside?"

Wen Ti and Mrs. Zhong looked back together and saw Chu Xingmu coming in from the door, rolling up his sleeves as he walked, Wen Ti put the flower pot on the ground and wiped off the soil from his hands, straightened up and smiled at him.

Mrs. Zhong asked with a smile: "Captain Chu is here?"

Chu Xingmu walked over to pick up the flowerpot under the eaves, and said bluntly, "To be honest, I'm here for Professor Zhong's case."

After he finished speaking, he watched Mrs. Zhong's reaction with Wen Ti, and Mrs. Zhong smiled faintly: "After so many years, I will trouble you to investigate again."

Chu Xingmu smiled and said: "Zhou Jinlin has been with me since I joined the criminal investigation team. If there were really mistakes and omissions in the case back then, we should be responsible. It's just that he has passed away for five years, so I can only take over."

Mrs. Zhong looked at Wen Ti and said, "Both Xiao Wen and Chang Xin trust you. I've lived here for so many years, and I've been waiting for this day."

Chu Xingmu took the shovel from the steps and began to squat on the ground to loosen the soil for the flowers in the flower pots. Wen Ti went to the house and brought a chair for Mrs. Zhong, and the yard was sunny.

Chu Xingmu turned his head and asked, "Is Professor Zhong really mentally ill?"

Mrs. Zhong looked at the flowerpot under Chu Xingmu's hand and said, "He pretended so much that even I was tricked."

Chu Xingmu didn't wait for Mrs. Zhong to ask, and first briefly talked about their investigations in the past few days, so as to reassure her that she should know something about the conflict between Zhong Minglou and Sun Siyao.

"Director Sun kept quiet about Professor Zhong. I have to confirm one more thing. Did Professor Zhong participate in that new drug research and development project?"

Wen Ti stood aside and listened carefully to what Chu Xingmu and Mrs. Zhong were talking about. When Chu Xingmu mentioned the development of new drugs, Wen Ti's gaze stayed on Chu Xingmu.

Mrs. Zhong stood up holding the armrest of the chair, "He didn't participate. The main person in charge of the R&D team is Sun Siyao."

Chu Xingmu and Wen Ti looked at her in surprise at the same time. Mrs. Zhong turned around and entered the room. Wen Ti walked up to Chu Xingmu and asked him in a low voice: "What did Doctor Qiao tell you? Why are you so confident?" It looks like it's coming."

Chu Xingmu put the shovel on the flowerpot, turned to Wen Ti and said, "This is a long story, I'll tell you later, won't Zhong Changxin come back to see his grandma?"

"I always pick a time when he's not around."

Chu Xingmu hesitated to speak, looked at Wen Ti for a few seconds, and felt that sooner or later he had to confess to him, so he said, "I told Zhong Changxin that you have been helping to take care of Mrs. Zhong all these years when they were away."

Wen Ti raised her eyebrows and looked at him, and was about to express her opinion on Chu Xingmu's dishonesty when Mrs. Zhong came out of the house with a package in her hand.

Chu Xingmu and Wen Ti stood up and looked at her. Mrs. Zhong said: "A year ago I received a package from Zeng Rongde. Our two families have not communicated for 16 years. I also have resentment towards Zeng Rongde. Stand up and testify for my husband, so I did not open this package."

Wen Ti took the package and handed it to Chu Xingmu, and then Mrs. Zhong gave Wen Ti a file bag and said, "Xiao Wen, this is what he sent back during the treatment, saying that when you grow up or I'll give it to you one day when you ask him."

"It turns out that he left me something." Wen Ti held the file bag in both hands, feeling as if she had passed away, as if Zhongming Tower was standing in front of him, waiting for him to open this gift from ten years ago.

Compared with the package in his hand, Chu Xingmu obviously cared more about the file bag in Wen Ti's hand. He was as curious about the contents as Wen Ti, but Chu Xingmu waited for Wen Ti to decide whether to open it or not.

Wen Ti opened the file bag in front of Chu Xingmu and Mrs. Zhong. When he took out the documents inside, Chu Xingmu felt that he knew why Wen Ti was so gentle and thoughtful.

In the file bag is a mental illness identification certificate, which was made for him by Zhong Minglou during his six years with Wen Ti. The identification certificate has the signatures of six most authoritative psychiatrists in Qingshi, Among them is Mu Fang.

Only two words were written on the identification conclusion: normal.

Zhong Minglou's conclusions are always capricious, but this testimonial has the force of law. He used the last testimonial to tell Wen Ti what the boundary between normal people and mental illness is. Be responsible for all your actions.

This testimonial is his permission to enter the society, and it also puts him in the shackles of crime.

Chu Xingmu said: "It turns out that the experimental result that Zhong Changxin has been talking about is this."

A child who grows up in a mental hospital doesn't even know what kind of person is normal. He has witnessed the world of violent mental illness since he was a child, crazy and cruel. Under the influence of this external environment, he will inevitably learn those "codes of conduct" "The purpose of Zhongming Tower is to let him grow up healthily and happily in that environment, teach him to distinguish between true and false, right and wrong, reality and fantasy, stimulate his subconscious self-personality, guide him to the world of normal people, and prevent him from Lost in that childhood where everything is still learning.

Wen Ti put the appraisal certificate back into the file bag, and then bowed deeply to Mrs. Zhong. As Wen Ti bowed her head, the shadows that had accumulated on him for 16 years suddenly collapsed.

Mrs. Zhong said with a smile: "I also want to thank you for staying with him for six years on behalf of our family."

Chu Xingmu had always believed that Wen Ti was not mentally ill before, and now he did not seem very happy when he got a definite answer. He knew that the content of this appraisal was not important to Wen Ti, but that after ten years, Zhongming Tower could still recover. Teach him to grow.

Seeing Wen Ti and Mrs. Zhong talking about the Zhongming Tower, Chu Xingmu took the package to the side and opened it. The delivery information on the package was very detailed. Zeng Rongde did not deliberately conceal it, but it made Chu Xingmu wonder What doesn't make sense is when the package was sent. Lang Lang said before that Zeng Rongde didn't go to the courier station to collect or send anything.

The package was square and square. Chu Xingmu opened the outermost packaging bag, and finally got a wooden box in his hand. The paint on the box was almost gone. Chu Xingmu became alert and put the box on the steps. The phone was slowly opened, and there was no intimidating object as he had expected. Inside the box were several transparent file bags and a brown notebook.

At this moment, Chu Xingmu's cell phone rang. He picked up his notebook and heard Lang Lang on the other end of the phone say: "Zeng Fan contacted me and said that there is a box missing from Zeng Rongde's belongings, because that box is usually placed on the bookshelf. , he only remembered when he was arranging the bookshelves."

"The things are in my hands. I know why Zeng Rongde committed suicide." Chu Xingmu opened Zeng Rongde's work notes and hung up the phone.

Wen Ti walked up to him and glanced into the box, "What is this?"

Chu Xingmu put the work notes back into the box, picked up a file bag instead, and said, "This is the confidential information that Sun Siyao said was stolen by Zeng Rongde, and all the information related to innovative drugs."