Butterfly Wishes Series

After the two had finished eating, Yu Xiaole cleaned up the dining table neatly, stacked the stack of files on the same table, and left the entire space to Zheng Mei, who went to the autopsy room at the end of the corridor to continue working.

Zheng Mei stopped him: "When will the autopsy report from Lishui Street come out?"

"Morning, I just started." Yu Xiaole pushed back her black-rimmed glasses and replied, "Captain Zheng, I have five other cases at hand, two for drug testing, one for traffic accidents, one for fatal fighting, and one for The case of Zong Lao Cui is not that easy."

"Old Cui?" Zheng Mei scratched his head, and the face of Old Cui, who was always serious and dark and shiny due to the wind and sun all year round, appeared in his mind, "What's wrong with Old Cui?"

"Two days ago, last Friday night, when he captured the "Three and Four" group, he shot and killed a fugitive."

"Oh." Zheng Mei replied clearly.The killing of fugitives has always been a very sensitive legal matter, and it is very easy to cause disputes afterwards.At this time, the forensic doctor must come out to examine the corpse to demonstrate the legitimacy, rationality, and legality of the case-handling department's killing of the fugitive.

"How's the situation? Old Cui?"

"Temporarily suspended for investigation, there should be no problem, but..." Yu Xiaole frowned, changed the subject and asked Zheng Mei, "Why did you think of investigating the case of "2.20" because the victim's death status is consistent with "2.20" ’ is similar to the case?”

"Not only." Zheng Mei said, "Do you know who is the owner of the bar on Lishui Street?"

"Who?"

"Tang Qing."

Yu Xiaole was stunned for a moment, with a faint smile hanging on the corner of her lips: "You still think that he did the crime back then."

"Of course." Zheng Mei thought of his speculation when he first saw the "2.20" case files in the police academy archives. It was almost an intuitive determination. He believed that Tang, who was finally acquitted, Qing was the real murderer, although Tang Qing was only a 12-year-old boy at the time.

Crime has nothing to do with age, the right to hunt is not!Zheng Mei thought, it's a pity that he was born 20 years late, otherwise the murderer would have been brought to justice.

"Preconceived ideas are a big taboo," Yu Xiaole said. "What's more, the nature of the Lishui Street case may not necessarily be the same as that of '2.20'. At least the victim is an adult, and no other similar victims have been found for the time being."

Zheng Mei glanced at Yu Xiaole, but did not answer.Maybe because of the long time of handling the case, the criminal police always have a kind of intuition that cannot be explained by science, such as quickly targeting a victim who may be selected by the murderer in a crowd, or have a certain intuitive speculation about the progress of the case. When the case started, Zheng Mei's first feeling was that the Lishui Street victim was not the No.1 victim, nor would he be the last!

Seeing Zheng Mei lost in thought, Yu Xiaole turned around and turned off the wall lamp, leaving only a chandelier above the table, then closed the door and left.From the empty corridor came the faint sound of his tendon moccasins hitting the ground, and soon there was no more sound.

Zheng Mei got up and poured a cup of strong tea, then spread out the rare forensic records.It is more appropriate to say that it is a record than a personal reflection or even a memoir.

The "2.20 Serial Rape and Murder Case" happened 20 years ago, that is, in 2.20.Because of the seriousness of the circumstances and the cruelty of the crime, this case caused an uproar in the society at that time, and almost everyone turned pale when they talked about "[-]".Yuan Guohua, then chief of the Police Department of City S, was finally demoted and transferred to City A due to this case. He was unable to return to his post until he retired. Yu Xiao was in charge of conducting judicial inspections on the victims of this case at the time. Le's mentor, Huo Kanzheng, is a forensic doctor.

To put it simply, this is a serial murder case.In less than six months, a total of more than seven victims were discovered from the streets and alleys of S city, in various unexpected places or familiar places—that is, more than seven victims, not eight Victims or other figures because the last victim was only found dropped at the scene of the crime, a bloody coat heavily stained with blood, while the body itself was never found.At that time, some people argued that the eighth victim may have nothing to do with the case, but died of other murderers. In addition, some people argued that there may be more victims who have not been discovered.

All in all, all seven of the bodies found were dismembered in pieces and left marks on their bodies that resembled the bites of wild animals.The victims were male and female, but without exception, they were all young boys and girls. They came from different districts, different schools, and different family backgrounds. The only thing in common was that each of them had better looks than their peers, which made The criminal police who handled the case characterized the case as a serial rape and murder case of molesting and killing minor adults from the very beginning.

Based on this judgment, Zhou Lichang, the leader of the "2.20 Serial Rape and Murder Case" (the first body was found on February [-]th), and the head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Municipal Bureau, formulated a series of targeted countermeasures.Including increasing public security precautions for all high schools and primary schools in the city, specially deploying manpower to protect the schools, and asking the Education Bureau for help, requiring all schools to provide students with tendentious safety education, and stipulating that teachers and staff should not delay school time , all students must go home together according to distance, and students with outstanding looks are required to be accompanied by at least one faculty member to and from school-this behavior has been controversial afterwards, and educators have criticized this behavior as "undoubtedly making minors Premature recognition of one's own appearance, and a hidden relationship with crimes lead to psychological shadows."

During the same period, a careful and thorough blanket search was also carried out on all the victims' interpersonal relationships, focusing on the adult social circles where the victim might socialize, such as neighbors, teachers, parents' work units and colleagues - due to the nature and means of rape and murder of the case From the very beginning, the investigation targets of the case-handling department were focused on adults, and no one considered the possibility of minors committing crimes. The police hoped to find a common acquaintance in the social networks of all victims. Point, a key person.However, during the search process of more than a month, the criminal police were still unable to find a suspect who appeared in any two victims' social circles at the same time, which raised a new possibility that the murderer was not the victim's People who already exist in the social circle may have a job that can intersect with the victim at some point, such as a bus driver, a clerk in a snack bar, or other related service occupations.As a result, a new round of search work is in full swing, and at the same time, cases are still happening one after another, and the panic in the society has reached an unprecedented level.

Tang Qing came into the investigation team's field of vision when he discovered the No. 4 victim.The boy, who was only 12 years old at the time, was studying in Class 2.20, Grade [-], Primary School Affiliated to Fulin Junior High School in S City. He was an alumnus of the fourth victim, Yu Zheng, and a classmate of the same reading interest group.His mother runs a small daily necessities retail store in the city, selling things like sneakers, clothes hangers, and mosquito coils, while his father is a temporary worker at the post office, responsible for delivering letters and newspapers.First, when investigating the fourth victim's social circle, a criminal policeman surnamed Wang found a thick scrapbook of reports on the "[-] Serial Rape and Murder Case" in Tang Qing's home, which showed that he had an unusual understanding of the case. Later, the family members of the third victim recognized that Tang Qing had sent a registered letter to his father's home, but the second victim and the family members of the first victim had no clear memory of Tang Qing, and only vaguely expressed that it seemed Some familiar.

Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor wrote in his records: "I have met with him three times because of my personal interests. This young man is pale and thin. He clearly showed his interest in the "2.20 Incident" in his speech and did not hide it at all. He has repeatedly stated that he is a fan of detective novels and hopes to solve a major case similar to "2.20". However, unlike his childish words, his demeanor always inadvertently reveals his age and maturity beyond his age. Steady, his eyes often make me think that I am talking to a wise man who is much older than me, rather than a 12-year-old elementary school sixth grader. However, could he be the murderer? "

Seeing this, Zheng Mei tried to connect Tang Qing, who he had come into contact with in the evening, with the boy described in Huo Kanzheng's forensic records.The pale and thin young bones obviously no longer exist. The Tang Qing that Zheng Mei saw has the physique of an ordinary adult man, with a height of about [-], which is considered to be of medium height, and his body is indeed a bit thin, but But he is not weak, with short hair, without the fancy or alternative that bar owners are used to, with an ordinary face, so ordinary that all the facial features are not likely to be remembered at a glance, but, if it is not an illusion, this Obviously not including the pair of blood-red eyes he had seen.

Zheng Mei turned a page, and behind it was unexpectedly a portrait sketch hand-painted by Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor. Judging from the outline, this was undoubtedly Tang's youthful appearance.As described by Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor, Tang Qing had a pale and thin face when he was a teenager. This can be seen from the prominent cheekbones and pointed chin on the cheeks. Compared with the long face now, the face at that time was almost It can be regarded as an inverted triangle face, and the facial features are still ordinary when dismantled, but for some reason, when all the parts are combined together, it inexplicably reveals a different atmosphere, like a thin but The obvious dense air is slowly permeating through the thin paper, seeping into the air, as if quietly enveloping Zheng Mei softly but irresistibly.

Zheng Mei subconsciously searched for an adjective that could describe this atmosphere. After thinking for a long time, she came up with a word - "demon".

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This boy has a "demon" face!

Zheng Mei couldn't help being surprised the first time she realized the word.This kind of association similar to "Liao Zhai" is undoubtedly a joke to the criminal police who are engaged in finding the truth of the incident, so Zheng Mei laughed, but then he stopped laughing immediately. He thought of Tang Qing talking to him in the afternoon The joke he made: "Believe it or not, I'm actually a demon?" 』

Indeed, everything can be easily resolved if we start from the world of "monsters" and from the perspective of "monsters".Because he is a "demon", he was able to commit such a cruel crime at the age of only 12; it is also because he is a "demon", that he was able to clean up everything afterwards and prevent the police from catching any evidence ; or because he is a "demon", so he can have a pair of blood-red eyes, which can make the forensic doctor Huo Kanzheng, who has seen countless people, have the illusion that he is talking to an old man.However, Tang Qing has both a father and a mother. The existence of Tang Bingzheng and his wife is an undeniable fact. The family history of the Tang family can be traced back to the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, and there is no special case.There is no factual evidence to prove that Tang Qing is a demon. When he was born, there was no auspiciousness or landslides, nor did he show any characteristics different from ordinary people during his growth from childhood to adulthood. Average IQ, mediocre grades, living like ordinary boys, obsessed with watching cartoons, playing marbles, and bullying the girls he likes, the only feature is that he eats less, so that he once became anemic due to malnutrition, this is also Huo Kan That's why he was such a pale, thin teenager when I saw him.

Before the "2.20 Case" happened, no one realized that Tang Qing was different. Until the thick scrapbook appeared in the sight of Police Officer Wang, he just established a "person" in the eyes of the criminal police who handled the case. In the future, he is determined to be a great detective who specializes in catching bad guys." The image of an innocent boy.Only forensic doctor Huo Kanzheng noticed his difference.From the recorded conversations and comments, Zheng Mei was also surprised to find that Tang Qing's treatment of Huo Kanzheng's forensic medicine was significantly different back then.

"Yu Zheng is your classmate, did you know he was killed?"——This is the record of the first conversation between Forensic Huo Kanzheng and Tang Qing. Small personal interests.

"Yes, Police Officer Wang who came here said it, and I also read it from the newspaper, which said he was the fourth victim."

"Do you like reading newspapers?"

"Not really like it, but it helps me understand what's going on in the world."

"When was the last time you saw Yu Zheng?"

"The day before he was killed, that is, the afternoon of April 23, we were playing football at the stadium. He said he wanted to sneak out to have fun at night. He was too bored to be locked up lately."

"Did he tell you where he wants to go and who he wants to hang out with?"

"No, to be precise, we are just alumni, and we are not familiar with each other."

Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor commented here that Tang Qing looked calm, answered fluently, and had a sincere attitude, but his words and sentences were too sophisticated and precise, which obviously did not match his age.

"I heard that you are paying attention to the "2.20 Case", and even made a report scrapbook?"

Tang Qing obediently handed over the scrapbook he made to Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor for examination.Surprisingly, the reports in the entire book were cut and pasted and organized in an orderly manner. In chronological order, the relevant reports of each victim were arranged in a vertical time axis, and some key words were circled in red pen. Including the location of discovery, the condition of the corpse, the disclosed forensic opinion, the police opinion, etc. In the last part, a horizontal comparison was made of all the victims, which even included some aspects that the police had not considered.For example, on the blackboard of the police task force, there is also a map of City S indicating where all the corpses were found, and Tang Qing also marked the home addresses of all the victims, the location of the school, and the range of frequent activities. They are distinguished by different colors, which seems to be trying to study the regional factors of the perpetrator's choice of victims. In addition, he has privately collected and sorted out the age, height, date of birth, personality, and even preferences of all the victims. I don't know where he got this information from.

"Doctor Huo, can you tell me what the final conclusion of the autopsy is?"

"This……"

Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor hereby commented: I am hesitant at this time, the final result of the autopsy is not allowed to be disclosed in any public place, not even to other criminal police outside the special case team, because its unreasonable existence may cause The panic in the society made the situation worse, and I didn't expect a 12-year-old boy to be keenly aware of the ambiguity we play in the media.

Seeing this, Zheng Mei took the first sip of tea, the bitter taste twitched on the tip of his tongue, and was swallowed. He couldn't help but smacked his lips and made a "silky" sound.

When I was in the police academy, I heard that the final autopsy report of the "2.20 Case" was sealed due to excessive bloodshed, so all that has been kept in the archives is only fragments. Among them, there is only a short line in the forensic medical examination report "Being bitten by a beast He was dismembered and dumped."If it weren't for Huo Kanzheng's personal record of the forensic doctor, it would be impossible to see the truth of the case back then.When Zheng Mei thought of this, she finally admitted that her 2000 yuan steak was worth buying.

So, did Huo Kanzheng's forensic doctor tell the truth to Tang Qing, the 12-year-old boy back then?

Zheng Mei looked down, but saw Huo Kanzheng wrote:

I suddenly had a bold idea. I wanted to test the young man in front of me to see whether he was an opportunist blinded by luck alone, a genius detective with a high IQ, or a hidden criminal. Give the real reason for his unusual and unagenous interest in the case!

As stated in many works on criminal psychology, perpetrators often show more enthusiasm for the case itself than ordinary people. This has been repeatedly used by Dr. Douglas of the FBI Behavioral Investigation Division during his career in solving crimes to conduct preliminary investigations on criminals. Take (Note 1) measures to help solve the case, and achieved substantial results. "

After making up my mind, I told a little lie. I said, "The victims were all bitten to death by large ferocious dogs, and then dismembered by sharp knives. It is presumed that they were watermelon knives with a length of more than [-] centimeters." It is basically the same as the "dismembered after being bitten by a fierce beast" disclosed in the newspaper. I just replaced the beast with a fierce dog here, and added dismemberment tools to test his reaction to it.Because the real direct cause of death is not a canine animal, and the murderer obviously knows this, then, if Tang Qing is behind the scenes (although this is unbelievable), he will show a tacit attitude towards my answer , If you make a mistake, you will make a mistake.However, he clearly exceeded my expectations.

"Doctor Huo, you are lying to me." He smiled, "The tooth marks of dogs should be U-shaped, but according to the photos disclosed by the newspaper, there are four pairs of symmetrical tooth marks on the victim's partial body. Pus, decay, more like the tooth marks of a poisonous snake."

He completely told the results of my autopsy, I was bitten to death by a poisonous snake, but what is even more frightening is the second half. In other words, although it is difficult to say, the real conclusion I have come to is that other parts of the victim's body have been digested in the stomach of some "monster".

Zheng Mei couldn't help being surprised when he saw this, which was exactly the same assumption he made when he asked Tang Qinghua this afternoon.In fact, the hypothesis in the afternoon is a threatening trap that even he himself does not believe. After combining the rough knowledge of the case 20 years ago and the situation at the corpse scene today, he proposed such a sensational, almost absurd To test the reaction of Tang Qing, the suspect he cares about.If it was him who committed the crime, he should have reacted to such an obvious mistake that ordinary people do not have, such as doubt, questioning instead of surprise, and going further, maybe he could reveal some details that only the murderer knew.But Tang Qing's answer and attitude, although not as sharp as they were 20 years ago, are still impeccable.

Zheng Mei continued to read.

"Huo Fayi, do you think there are monsters in this world?" He suddenly asked me, which surprised me, as if I was not facing a 12-year-old boy but a prophet, he could easily see through my thinking something.

"What monster? A myth or a scientific experiment?"

"Both are fine." The pale but alert young man smiled slyly, "Have you ever thought that this case was done by a monster? After all, we need to find a poisonous snake that can attack four victims in a row without being noticed. It's hard, and it's victim-selective."

"Perhaps the real murderer raised this poisonous snake, chose its target, and made it only attack the target in a certain way."

"Dangerous pets are prohibited in City S. Poisonous snakes are obviously among them, not to mention how to hide such a poisonous snake that is big enough to swallow humans over ten years old?"

My heart almost stopped in an instant, I think my face must be very ugly at that time.

"Huo Fayi, I don't have the conditions to raise such a huge monster." He sat on the folded camphor wood suitcase and looked down at me. At that moment, I suddenly found that his eyes were blood red.

"Pounding——" Zheng Mei seemed to hear the sound of her own heartbeat stopping, accompanied by the forensic doctor Huo Kanzheng 20 years ago, as if his fingers were not pinching a thin piece of paper, sitting in Yu Xiaole's lounge, and It was through time and space that he sat opposite the 12-year-old boy, sitting below, with his sweaty hands awkwardly placed on his knees, accepting his top-down gaze.

"I'm afraid this case can't be solved with the police's ability. When it's a last resort, I will come forward." He said, and seemed to have a quick wry smile. "I hope the police can pay attention to these two people. They may become the next victims." As he said, he handed me two photos of two beautiful students, a man and a woman, with their names, schools and home addresses written on the back of the pictures.

"Don't ask me where I got the information, I believe you, and I hope you believe me." He said, like a wise man, "We exchange information as equals, and we have the same goal, but you are in front of the scene, please allow me to be behind the scenes .”

This is my first meeting with Tang Qing.Because of my half-belief, ten days later, one of the female students turned into a dead body.On the day the news came, I decided to have a second meeting with Tang Qing.

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Forensic doctor Huo Kanzheng wrote:

I visited Fulin Junior High School at 37:[-] pm on May [-], [-].Coincidentally, May [-]th of that year was a Saturday, just one day away from the legendary Black Friday. Superstitiously speaking, it was like a gleam of light in the dark, giving people the illusion that the situation had not yet deteriorated to the worst level, and everything might It can be redeemed.

When I arrived, most of the students in the school had been driven home, and Fulin Junior High School looked like a desert to me.The weather forecast predicted heavy rain, which was rare and accurate. The dark clouds in the sky were thick and heavy, and the wind was so strong that it hurt people's faces. I walked around the campus a lot, and finally found Tang Qing on the playground.

He was still pale and thin, with a pointed chin, large eyes, and an impressive alertness.When I found him, he was exercising alone on the empty playground.Run, pass, stop, volley, as if playing against a whole group of invisible opponents.

After hitting three consecutive goals with different angles but the same beautiful arc, he suddenly adjusted the angle, and the next moment, the ball reversed direction, flew towards me, and landed at my feet impartially.

"Hey," he yelled at me, "fetch the ball for me."

I looked at the black and white checkered ball bouncing fearlessly at my feet, and suddenly I felt angry.

"Zhang Hui is dead." I said.

"Who?"

"Zhang Hui."

"Oh." He walked over quickly, came to me, looked up at me in the auditorium from below, "you believe me now?"

"I don't believe it!" I almost became angry from embarrassment.

"Then what did you come to me for?" he asked. "Throw me the ball. I'm going home. It's my turn to cook today."

"How do you know Zhang Hui will die?"

"I don't know," he said, "I've given you two choices, and I don't know which one will die first, or both may die together."

"How come you don't know!?" I shouted, the sound of rolling thunder came from far away in the sky, which was compatible with my state of mind, "It's impossible for you not to know, because you are the murderer!"

"Me?" Tang Qing raised one corner of his lips sarcastically, "Why? What motive? What method? How did you do it?"

"I don't know!" I replied almost like a fool. In front of a 12-year-old boy, a middle-aged man was fooling around without any fancy, and he didn't feel how bad he was. "If you are not a murderer, you How do you know who the next victim is!"

Tang Qing laughed: "I'm just speculating. Doctor Huo, I said that I want to be a detective."

"Don't be kidding me!"

"I'm not kidding." He stretched out his hand to me, "Give me the ball, it's going to rain heavily." As if responding to him, a bolt of lightning struck in the sky, followed by thunder that exploded like heaven and earth.In the blink of an eye, I saw his pupils, which were red and black.

"Isn't he a monster? 』I couldn’t control my random thoughts, and the only lifeline that caught my soul was the sound of the “beep beep” phone.I frantically touched the machine in my pocket, dropped it on the ground in a panic, squatted down to pick it up, and then knocked my head on the railing, grinning in pain, but nothing was as shocking as I was when I saw the words on the small screen .

"Gao Xiaodong is being rescued and rushed to the No. [-] People's Hospital of the city. 』

"Gao Xiaodong survived?"

I raised my head, and was surprised to find that Tang Qing was holding the railing with both hands, crossed half of his body easily, and looked at the screen of my caller.How did he jump up the two-meter-high fence?

"how do you……"

"Shisan is two kilometers away from here. There is no direct car nearby. We can run there." After he finished speaking, he let go of his hands and jumped off the fence with agility, then opened the wire gate on the side of the field and ran outside.

"Why are you still standing there! This way!" He shouted at me.I realized it later, and finally realized it, climbed over the railing and jumped down in embarrassment, and ran out with him.

The clock on the wall indicated ten o'clock in the evening. Zheng Mei picked up the porcelain cup at the side and took a sip of tea. The tea was already cold. He was so absorbed in watching it that he forgot when and where he was.As soon as you close your eyes, you can see Huo Kanzheng and Tang Qing that day. Even now, the shadows of these two people seem to be around you.Huo Kanzheng retired early at the age of 50 five years ago due to a small stroke.Years of high-intensity work had damaged his body. After the hospital examination, it was determined that his body was no longer allowed to engage in strenuous physical and mental work. Therefore, after he was discharged from the hospital, he retired from the position of the forensic team leader and single-handedly pulled him out. His favorite student was born in Xiaole.This is also the reason why Yu Xiaole can sit above the two seniors at such a young age. Of course, his strength is absolutely speechless.It's just that in a place like an agency, if you don't have connections, it's usually difficult to climb up.

Huo Kanzheng's forensic records describe what happened after that.Gao Xiaodong was one of the next victims provided by Tang Qing that day, and unexpectedly the first victim who was not found as a pile of corpses. Although he died shortly after being sent to the hospital due to ineffective rescue, but He left a precious last word.Precious but strange!

"Teacher... Nezha..."

Just four words, teacher, Nezha.No matter how you look at it, four characters can only make up two easy-to-understand words, which are not only easy to understand, but also well-known to all Chinese over the age of three.

What is the relationship between the teacher and Nezha?Why did the teacher match Nezha again, and what is the direct relationship between these two words and this serial rape and murder case?

This gave hope to the investigation that had been in the fog so far, but at the same time raised another deep cloud of dust.However, regardless of the actual meaning, at least one of these two words has a clear reference, the teacher.Therefore, after that, a thorough investigation was conducted on the faculty and staff of Luyang High School where Gao Xiaodong was located, and a large number of police forces entered the school, launching an urgent man-to-man tactic.At the same time, there were two other people under investigation, Gao Xiaodong's parents.

This is a conjecture put forward by another faction in the task force. In Chinese mythology, Nezha cut his flesh back to his father and cut his bones back to his mother. This is consistent with the previous tragedy of the victim being dismembered, but this cannot be explained. , why Gao Xiaodong’s parents would attack other children, and it is impossible to explain why Gao Xiaodong did not directly point out the murderer before he died, let alone explain the relationship with the word “teacher” in the other half of his last words.

"If it were me, how would I analyze it?" Zheng Mei held the paper and fell into deep thought.

Teacher, most obviously refers to the profession of a teacher, but if the murderer is a teacher at Gao Xiaodong's school, why didn't he just say which teacher it was?There may be two possibilities for this. One is that Gao Xiaodong met the murderer at school and knew that the murderer was a teacher, but he didn't know the murderer, so naturally he couldn't call the other party's surname. To a certain extent, it suggests that Gao Xiaodong's murderer is engaged in the teaching profession, or that the murderer once stated that he is a teacher. In this case, Gao Xiaodong actually does not know the other party, and it may be wrong to point out that he is a teacher.So, what about Nezha?What is Nezha?The cartoon "Where the Zha is in the sea"?An art teacher?

Zheng Mei suppressed his chaotic thoughts and turned a page to read.

The investigation of the two suspects went on for a whole month, and nothing was found during this month. Fortunately, there were no more victims.From the occurrence of the "2.20 Case" to the murder of Gao Xiaodong on May [-], there were five consecutive victims in less than three months, with an average of one victim per month, but there were no victims in the following month. Any victims that show up may be a sign that we're headed in the right direction.However, the dawn still has not come...

After Tang Qing came back from the hospital, he never contacted me again.I have gone to his home and school to look for him many times, but he has always avoided seeing him. I caught him once or twice. His expression is always very solemn and tired, as if he is dealing with something extremely difficult. things.Is he really investigating the "2.20 Serial Rape and Murder Case" alone?I asked him, what are you up to, little detective?But he shook his head at me, can't say, Huo Kanzheng, I can't tell you now, but the matter will be over soon.This was the first time he called me by my first and last name, as if he were an elder.I smiled uncomfortably, no big or small.He glanced at me and replied that it was neither big nor small.

As the time entered the summer vacation, the situation became extremely difficult to control because the students were sent home, and because there had been no murders for more than a month, although newspapers and magazines were always condemning and questioning the police's ability to handle cases, The public's heartstrings were slowly loosened.Whenever I see children playing and playing on the streets in the evening, I always have an ominous feeling. The hidden murderer has no intention of putting down the butcher knife, but is watching secretly, waiting for the next attack. Unsuspecting children, who can predict that they may encounter the doomsday attack in the next moment?

On July 2.20th, Tang Qing visited unexpectedly.I thought he wanted to know the progress of "[-]", but I didn't expect that he came to ask me for information. He said that he wanted all the missing persons lists in S City in the past six months, as well as the thirteen elementary schools and ten junior high schools in the city. , the list and personal information of the faculty and staff of the ten high schools.

"What do you want that for?"

"I have my own uses."

"If you don't tell me, I won't help you with this."

He looked at me and smiled slyly: "Huo Kanzheng, you have learned to be cunning now."

From that day on, he kept calling me Huo Kanzheng, and it's incredible that I got used to it.A 12-year-old boy called me by my first and last name, but I didn't feel uncomfortable at all.

"It's not that I'm cunning. You said it yourself. We exchange information on an equal footing. If you take the necessary resources from me, you will naturally return me the same. There is no such thing as a free lunch."

He sat on the chair opposite me, with a very upright posture, and seemed to have received excellent tutoring. I think Tang Bingzheng and his wife's education is really excellent.

"Huo Kanzheng, I chose to exchange messages with you at the beginning because you are honest, honest and stubborn, even paranoid, which can ensure that you will not play tricks on me, and will follow up this case with a responsible attitude In the end, and, I need your knowledge of forensic science, but now, you have become cunning."

"So?" I asked nervously.

"No, so we will continue to cooperate." He said with a smile, "Fortunately, your last three qualities still remain."

Tang Qing told me that he needed those materials to investigate whether there were any newly hired faculty members in the city in the past six months, and whether there were any teachers who had suddenly disappeared recently.He believes that the murderer is indeed among the teaching staff, and since the first murder took place on February [-]th this year, the murderer must have come to S City not long ago. Similarly, he also believes that the recent silence is due to the murderer He smelled a dangerous smell in the air, so he hid himself.

"The murderer has either left City S, or hid in the dark, so I need to investigate."

"Actually, we police have also thought about what you think," I said, "this city recruited a total of 320 Protestants this year.