Criminal Investigation Notes

Wanhu City has never been so popular as it is now. Not only the police are assembled here, but also people working in schools, hospitals and many other places have come here to work overtime.

The usually empty streets are full of traffic and people in a hurry.

Wanhu No. [-] Middle School is located in the eastern part of the entire Wanhu City, and it can be regarded as a better building in the Wanhu City.

Qiao Ze quickly followed Su Hui, then showed his police officer ID and led him into the school together.

Wanhu No. [-] Middle School is a well-known high school in Huadu. Although most of the residents in Wanhu City are from poor families, the grades of the students are not bad at all.It is said that knowledge changes destiny, and the next generation here are obviously more mature than children in other schools in the city and can endure hardships.

The school's unified examination this year is the third in the city, which has attracted some families who don't live in Wanhu City to send their children here to study.

It is not easy to run a school in such a place, with the worst students and teachers. It is not easy to achieve such a result, but now that such a tragedy has happened, it will undoubtedly have an impact on the school's enrollment and reputation.

Because the victim was a student at the school, Principal Wang of Wanhu No. 50 Middle School had already been alarmed.It was a middle-aged man in his [-]s with gray hair. When he heard that the police were coming, he greeted them and led them into the office building on the sixth floor.

Su Hui walked behind with a cane. Although he couldn't see the details clearly, he could still see that there was a large area of ​​sweat on Principal Wang's back that soaked his clothes.

Principal Wang said as he went upstairs: "Two police officers, this incident is too sudden. If you have any requests, please ask us. We will cooperate with you. You must save my students!"

Qiao Ze nodded and said, "We are working hard..."

Now the school does not allow make-up classes during holidays. The teachers were at home on weekends and were ready to relax, but the current emergency has made all the teachers return to school to work overtime.

The lights of every office in the teaching area are on, and the doors of many offices in the corridor are not closed.

In the noisy office area, someone was playing a live video outside, a few teachers were frantically looking through the student registration form, and some were answering the phone calls from their parents.

Su Hui coughed a few times, and said to Principal Wang: "Principal Wang, can you call out the class teachers of those three students? I want to ask about their children alone."

Qu Ming had already communicated with the teachers in the school on the phone before, and also sent some relevant forms for the students, but those were far from enough.

He must use the shortest possible time to get to know these victims, find out their common characteristics, and where they meet.

At this time, the parents of the students are undoubtedly irrational, and only these teachers have the most contact with the students, understand the most, and are the most fair, and only they can give him the answer he wants.

"Okay, okay!" Principal Wang agreed, and led them into a small office. "You wait a moment, and I will bring the teachers over right away."

There is a blackboard in the office, Su Hui pointed at it and said, "Qiao Ze, write it down on the blackboard later."

Qiao Ze responded: "Okay!" He wiped off some messy formulas on the blackboard and prepared to record them.

Soon three teachers entered the office. One of the three teachers was a middle-aged and fat female teacher, the other was a young female teacher, and the third was a tall, thin male teacher with glasses.

As soon as they entered the office, the three of them handed over a bunch of forms, photos and documents.

Su Hui coughed a few times, and flipped through the documents: "Who is Kong Tao's teacher?"

Kong Tao was also the first victim who was burned to death. The short, fat middle-aged female teacher said: "I am, I teach Chinese class."

"Who is Mo Xiuxiu's teacher?"

The young female teacher responded, "I am Mo Xiuxiu's math teacher."

The remaining male teacher said: "I am Tao Yingxu's English teacher and his head teacher."

Su Hui put down those materials without looking at them again. 90.00% of the information in these things is useless, and Qu Ming has been screening them all the time, so he doesn't need to waste time on them now.

He needs an answer, an answer closer to the truth.

Su Hui said: "Time is tight, let's make a long story short, I want to ask, what are the characteristics of these students, what are the stories, what are the differences... The most important thing is, what points of intersection may they have."

The faces of the teachers were not very good. They were all a little cautious, looking at each other, as if they didn't know what to say.

Under the white light, the air in the small office seemed to freeze.

Finally, it was the young female teacher who spoke first: "The police called to ask questions before, but these students are all in different grades and classes...the grades are also good and bad, we checked just now For the record, they are in different social practice groups and did not participate in the same club, we really can't remember what is different between them, and on what occasion will they meet together..."

The male teacher lowered his glasses and said anxiously: "Yes, the police have already questioned them several times. Even their home addresses and directions home are completely different. We have even questioned their parents, and we don't know each other. Yes, they are engaged in different jobs, and the three generations of ancestors have no intersection."

Qiao Ze wrote the names of the three victims on the whiteboard, took a pen and turned to look at the three teachers. Obviously, these were not the answers they wanted.

He tried his best to enlighten them: "Now it's not an inspection by the Education Bureau, nor is it an inquiry by parents. Teachers, you don't have to hide it, just tell us what you think, maybe a casual sentence from you can solve our case." Helps a lot."

The middle-aged female teacher was about to cry: "Comrade police, it's not that I don't want to say...Kong Tao is a very ordinary student in our class. I was called here today, and I'm still in a mess... I think I’ve been to the last video, and I’m almost scared to death. His grades are mediocre, and I, I can’t tell what characteristics he has..."

Su Hui's brows were slightly frowned, and his face became paler. Time was running out. He had to teach these people the principles of profiling in a very short time, and let them describe their students.

Thinking of this, Su Hui said hoarsely: "From the perspective of the principle of crime, the murderer will only commit crimes when he meets the victim, that is to say, the murderer must have been in contact with these children, and their life must have happened. Intersection. The places they come into contact with may be schools, Internet cafes, supermarkets, etc..."

The female teacher thought for a while and said, "It's very difficult. During the day, the school is not allowed to enter. After class, they have contact, and we have no way of knowing."

"Just do your best." Su Hui continued, "Each murderer has a unique way of selecting his prey, and his choice is not random. There must be something about these children that attracts the murderer. Those places may It is small and special, maybe as small as the accent, the ornaments on the bag, the taste of the meal..."

The middle-aged female teacher cried and looked up: "But... my mind is blank, and I can't think of anything now."

Su Hui continued to inspire them softly: "Those children are real people, they are students in your class. He has a seat in the class, a deskmate, and good friends. They come to school every day and sit in the classroom every day." In your class, they will participate in sports meets and various class activities, they will laugh, cry, and complete their homework every day... No matter how mediocre a student is, there are subjects he is good at, and places he is not good at..."

The male teacher stammered a bit: "But those have nothing to do with the case, and we don't know why the students were kidnapped and involved in these things."

"Break the boundaries in your minds, there is nothing that has nothing to do with the case." Su replied, "You just need to tell me all the information you know, whether the information is useful, and whether it can help solve the case , is what we need to screen and consider.”

This time, the teachers finally got a little inspiration.

They bowed their heads in thought.

Su Hui tried to calm them down: "Close your eyes and think about your student, his appearance, the way he talks, his expression, what he does every day, which classmates he plays with, and what kind of interaction he has with you. , What kind of criticism have you received, have you been invited by parents? Have you ever visited their homes? What is their family situation... Maybe the answer is in your mind..."

Everything has a cause and effect, maybe it's just some tiny cause that caused today's effect.

The middle-aged female teacher thought of something and said: "Kong Tao...he has been sitting at the back of the class, and I can see him every time from the back window. He likes to talk to his deskmate very much, and he is always caught by me. catch."

"His grades are not very good, but he is tall. Oh, by the way, he plays basketball very well. He participated in the school team training for a period of time. Many girls like to watch him play basketball. Then he suddenly Stop playing. I also asked him, and he said he wants to study hard, but his academic performance cannot be improved by not playing.”

"He often played pranks on the girls in his class, and even bought fake snakes and cockroaches. He made girls cry more than once. Sometimes girls would report to my office, and I would punish him to stand..."

After hearing this, Qiao Ze finally started to record on the whiteboard.

Su nodded back and said, "That's the information. It would be better if there were more."

Encouraged, the middle-aged female teacher gained some courage, and she continued: "Kong Tao's mother is very busy and often has no time to make him breakfast, so he often eats egg-filled pancakes in the morning, and brought them to him a few times. Go to self-study early."

"Also, Kong Tao is very courageous, he will go wherever he is not allowed to go. He once played skateboard with students in other classes, and the skateboard fell from the stairs, which almost caused danger in the school. He would go out with the students Riding a bicycle, riding very fast several times..."

Su Hui continued to praise: "Very good, these are the information we need."

The middle-aged female teacher sat up straight: "By the way, he also has a strange thing, he likes fire very much. He once wrote a composition about a phoenix reborn in the flames. He doesn't smoke, and there is always fire in his bag." With a lighter, I found it several times, one time he was lighting a fire behind the school and lit a pile of leaves, saying that he wanted to cook roast quail with his classmates, but the teacher on duty at the school found out and put out the fire."

At this time, the student named Kong Tao finally came alive, it was a living life.

Su Hui quickly gathered information about this student in his mind. He lacked fatherly love and sought excitement.Doing something dangerous regardless of the cost may be trying to attract the attention of parents, teachers and classmates.

He liked flames, and was burned to death in the end. Is this a coincidence or the murderer's intention?

Su Hui asked the female teacher, "Did he mention basketball shoes?"

"Sneakers..." The female teacher lowered her head, and then suddenly realized: "He suddenly stopped playing, maybe because the sneakers were broken. Once I heard him and his classmates complain that professional sneakers are too expensive. Can't afford it either."

Qiao Ze recorded on the blackboard and drew a circle on the sneakers.

Such a student undoubtedly hopes to get a pair of sneakers.

Next came the young female teacher, who also said, "Mo Xiuxiu's grades are mediocre. I teach mathematics. Her math grades are basically in the top 20 in the class. She is a bit precocious, and secretly changed her school uniform. She has always put a lot of thought into her hair, we don’t allow girls to wear headgear, but she secretly tied braids into her hair and learned how to make up.”

"She often wears nail polish. I found out several times and asked her to wipe it off, but she would continue to put it on, and even brought her classmates with her. I talked to her parents several times to no avail."

"By the way... she dances pretty well. She has a specialty in dancing. She often dances in various performances in our class. This child has a big idea and is a bit liar. We have morning jogs every day, and she often excuses herself Coming to my period to escape the morning jog..."

"She, she looks a bit good-looking, she is well-known in school, and people chase her in class... She likes to eat sweets, and often goes to the canteen to buy snacks, and boys buy them for her. I once learned from her Several novels were found in the table bucket..."

"Recently, I saw her cry once, and I asked later. It seems that because of the new choreography of the dance, she was replaced from the middle position to the side. She cried for a long time, but she still went to the stage to perform. ..."

Everything seemed to be on the right track at last, Qiao Ze quickly recorded the information, and quickly wrote half of the blackboard.

Su Hui also continued to conclude that he likes to read books, likes to perform, pays attention to his appearance, and hopes to stand in the center of the stage...

He thought about Kong Tao's cause of death: "Does Mo Xiuxiu like swimming? Or, is there anything related to water?"

The female teacher said: "She likes swimming. Once she took her classmates to go swimming in the summer vacation, and was sued by the parents of her classmates. Fortunately, nothing happened at that time." She paused here, "Mo Has Xiuxiu passed away?"

Su Hui shook his head: "It's still being rescued."

The female teacher was visibly relieved.

Finally it was the male teacher's turn, and he said, "To be honest, before today, I never thought that Tao Yingxu would be involved in the live broadcast of death. This student's academic performance is very good, and he has always been in the top five in our class." Among them, physics is the best, often taking the first place in the exam.”

"Tao Yingxu doesn't talk much, and gets along very well with his classmates. All the classmates like him very much, and he is quite prestigious. Last time he ran for class president, he was only one vote away."

"His family is quite poor now, but it seems that my mother knows rich people. I have seen him holding a very high-end camera. Because he writes beautifully in class, he has been helping the teacher copy the questions and publishing blackboard newspapers. He is the publicity committee member of our class. By the way, his voice is very nice... He once participated in a recitation competition and won a prize... He is very interested in many things. The school has free specialty classes, and he will participate. "

"He likes to watch movies, and there's a cheap movie theater near here that he goes to often. Also he has a laptop and is very interested in programming."

Su Hui raised his head when he heard this, he vaguely felt that this boy was different from the other two children.

In comparison, he is obviously much better than the other two.

The three teachers talked a lot one after another, and Qiao Ze also recorded a whole blackboard.

Su Hui squinted his eyes and looked at the words on the blackboard. He couldn't see the details clearly, but he remembered all the clues in his mind. He screened out all kinds of useless information and extracted useful information.

These children have something in common in character, and there must be something in them that attracts criminals.

"Then for extracurricular interest classes, Kong Tao should choose basketball, Mo Xiuxiu should choose dance, and Tao Yingxu should choose..."

The male teacher said: "At first I went to the photography class, but later I chose the post-production of film and television director." Then he adjusted his glasses and explained, "Although we are a dilapidated small school, the teachers also hope that the students can get in touch with some modern things. Don’t get out of touch with society. Students can shoot a short video and edit and dub it themselves, which is also a kind of entertainment in life.”

Playing basketball, dancing, studying film and television directing.

They are unwilling to be mediocre. These students are young, full of desire to perform, eager for attention, and have some characteristics of acting personality...

"Have they participated in any performances or activities together?" Su Hui asked questions based on the characteristics of the students.

The teachers discussed for a while.

"Performance...Mo Xiuxiu went to the report performance in the district last year."

"But Kong Tao didn't go there. He just knows how to play basketball and doesn't take part in these art activities."

"Tao Yingxu won the award in the recitation competition last year."

The male teacher suddenly said: "I remembered something. A director came over before and said he wanted to make a documentary about Wanhu City, and called on the children in the school to participate. Tao Yingxu said that he would assist in the filming and also be in charge of What job."

Another female teacher also said: "Yes, yes! I seem to have heard Mo Xiuxiu talk about this too. She asked me for a three-day leave. It was more than a month ago."

"Yes, Kong Tao also participated in this event."