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After talking all night, Lin's mother took out the photo album and babbled about Lin Xiaofei's life, but never mentioned the farce of Lin Xiaofei's family being surrounded and splashed with paint when Lin Xiaofei was seriously ill.Hua Chong later changed the topic to Lin Xiaofei's friends, and Lin's mother named many people, either neighbors or workers in the chemical plant.

"They are all very nice, and they always come to see me with New Year's goods during the holidays. Xiaofei is buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of the city. If I go alone, I have to take several buses. They take turns to drive me there." Lin's mother There were tears in his eyes again, "Xiaofei has such a friend, I am content."

"What about the Internet?" Hua Chong asked again: "Does Brother Lin know any friends online?"

"This..." Mother Lin thought for a while, "I don't know."

Hua Chong clicked on the video stored on his mobile phone, it was the "Wang Chuang" photographed by the pet shop, "Have you seen this person before?"

Mother Lin took the phone, looked at it for a long time, and shook her head: "I haven't seen it before."

Hua Chong observed Mother Lin's expression and could see that her reaction was not fake, so he sighed and turned off the video.

It was not too early, and we already knew almost everything about Lin Xiaofei, but the murderer was still hidden in the clouds.Although the people Mother Lin mentioned were all Lin Xiaofei's friends, based on experience alone, Hua Chong knew that none of them were murderers. They cared about Lin Xiaofei, but they all had their own lives, so they wouldn't be charged with murder for Lin Xiaofei.

As for this "Wang Chuang", Mother Lin didn't even know him.

Zecheng is very small, and Lin Xiaofei's working and living environment is relatively closed. Since Lin's mother has never met "Wang Chuang", it means that "Wang Chuang" does not belong to Zecheng, and he cannot be Lin Xiaofei's friend in life.

At this time, Liu Zhiqin looked at the "big head" computer by the balcony and asked, "Grandma Chen, can I borrow this computer for a while?"

Mother Lin became vigilant, "But it is Xiaofei's relic."

Liu Zhiqin rarely knew how to explain it.

The computer was taken away in the hope of finding clues about the murderer.And this murderer was "revenge" for Lin Xiaofei.

If Mother Lin knew what Lin Xiaofei had endured on the Internet, would she thank the murderer?

Suddenly, Xu Kan, who hadn't spoken much, said, "Grandma Chen, didn't you say that Lin Xiaofei has a wish to publish a book?"

Mother Lin nodded blankly.

"I want to help him, and I want to help you fulfill this wish." Xu Kan looked earnestly, and gently shook Mother Lin's hand.

Mother Lin burst into tears, "Are you really, really able to help Xiaofei publish a book?"

Xu Kan nodded, "I guarantee you in my own name that I will find a way to get Lin Xiaofei's "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" published."

Lin's mother was sobbing.

"So now I want to take this computer away temporarily to see if there are other works of Lin Xiaofei in it." Xu Kan said gently: "I also want to take back these notebooks and drafts. You don't know computers, you can't type, But I will."

Several people left Lin's house with computers and notebooks.Xiao Xiang and Lao Qiu completed their tasks and went back to their respective homes.Hua Chong opened the trunk, Liu Zhiqin put the main box in, Xu Kan carried a pocket of notebooks and put them next to the main box.

It was getting late, and it was impossible to rush back to Los Angeles overnight. In addition, there were still things that needed the cooperation of the Zecheng police. The three of them hurriedly settled their dinner and checked into a guest house near the police station.

Holding two meal cards for standard rooms, Hua Chong asked, "Who will live with me?"

Liu Zhiqin glanced at Xu Kan.

Xu Kan immediately took a room card from Hua Chong's hand, "I'm a forensic doctor, and I sleep alone."

"Is there a logical connection between you being a forensic doctor and sleeping alone?" Hua Chong joked.

"Yes, we forensic doctors all like to be quiet. Unlike you, you have to gesture twice to sleep in a room when you are on a business trip, or you won't be able to sleep."

"Give twice?" Liu Zhiqin was puzzled.

"Don't listen to him, it's just that Qu Zhi occasionally goes crazy and catches people to make gestures." Hua Chong walked towards the stairs, "Last time he was on a business trip with Qu Zhi, and Qu Zhi wanted to teach him boxing..."

The conditions of guest houses in small cities are mediocre, but because most of the people who come and go live there are police officers, and there are no social idlers to open the rooms, the rooms are still clean and tidy.Hua Chong was exhausted, and the exhaustion accumulated from staying up late, exhausting his brain, and traveling long distances flooded up, and he collapsed on the bed as soon as he entered the room, and he didn't move for a long time.

Liu Zhiqin sat and rested for a while, and wanted to chat with him about the case, only to find that he had fallen asleep.

The light in the room was not bright, and the early summer wind poured in through the half-opened window. Liu Zhiqin stood beside Hua Chong's bed for a while, then walked softly to the window, drew the curtains, then turned off the headlights, only turned on his own A small lamp by the bed.

He didn't want to wake Hua Chong up, so he took a quick shower and was about to go downstairs to buy a bucket of mineral water. As soon as he walked to the door, he heard Hua Chong shout: "Where are you going?"

He turned around: "Are you awake?"

Hua Chong propped himself up, "I actually fell asleep."

"I'm too tired these days." Liu Zhiqin pointed to the bathroom, "Now that you're awake, go take a shower and rest early. I'll go downstairs to buy water. Is there anything you want to bring?"

Hua Chong originally wanted to say "bring me a pack of cigarettes", but felt that it was inconvenient to smoke in this place, so he gave up, "buy a box of chocolates."

"Chocolate tonight?"

"Don't worry, I can sleep after eating. It's just that I'm greedy, and I suddenly want to eat."

Liu Zhiqin supported the doorknob, "That's fine."

In less than 10 minutes, Liu Zhiqin came back.

Hua Chong had already finished taking a shower, and was sitting on the edge of the bed with his upper body bare and brushing his hair.

Seeing this, Liu Zhiqin took a bath towel and draped it over his shoulders, "Did you borrow the hair dryer?"

"No."

"I'll borrow it."

"No, it's hot now, let's do it in a while."

Liu Zhiqin hesitated a little, "I'd better borrow one."

"Hey, it's really unnecessary." Hua Chong subconsciously stretched out his hand and grabbed his wrist, "Just now I squinted for a while, and the drowsiness disappeared. Let's analyze the case. By the time we go to bed, our hair must be dry."

Liu Zhiqin lowered his eyes and saw Hua Chong's wet hands.

"Sorry." Hua Chong withdrew his hand with a smile, "I forgot to have water in my hand."

"It's okay." Liu Zhiqin put the things he bought on the cabinet between the two beds, went to the bathroom to wash his feet, and sat by the bed, "Flower team, on the way here, didn't you say that 'Wang Chuang' has Could it also be an online author? I now think that this possibility is very high."

Hua Chong tore open the package of chocolate, and handed a piece to Liu Zhiqin, "I think so too. Although Lin Xiaofei has many friends in real life, they don't look like someone who would 'revenge' for him. We'll talk about that tomorrow. The Zecheng City Bureau can confirm once. I guess, 'Wang Chuang' has a lot of friendship with Lin Xiaofei on the Internet, and he can completely empathize with Lin Xiaofei's experience. I thought I might be a fan, but Lin Xiaofei There are almost no fans, and secondly, fans may not be able to achieve such a high level of empathy."

Liu Zhiqin stood up, "Why don't I go and check Lin Xiaofei's computer right now."

"Don't! Sit down." Hua Chong said, "This investigation will take another night, you can't stand it."

Liu Zhiqin did not insist.A person's energy is limited, he is really tired, and his reaction is not as fast as usual.It's not a good thing to work hard at this time.

"If the murderer is an Internet author who has a good relationship with Lin Xiaofei, some doubts will make sense." Hua Chong leaned against the bedside, breaking the chocolate, "He may have the same experience as Lin Xiaofei, and maybe he was killed by E's Haolang. Bullied, I think that's a clue."

"Yeah." Liu Zhiqin agreed, "Lin Xiaofei's death has been close to five years, and he's only 'revenge' now, maybe because of some kind of sudden stimulation. In his eyes, he is Lin Xiaofei's..."

"Friend." Hua Chong said indifferently: "When he killed Zheng Qi, he burned Zheng Qi's index finger, which was a punishment for his 'keyboard man' behavior. To dig out the hearts of Zheng and He meant that they had no conscience. He probably thinks that his actions can be compared with the old adage that a scholar dies for his confidant.”

"No." Liu Zhiqin said: "He is a 'dead man' who is a confidant."

After a long while, Hua Chong sighed, "It turned out that "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" almost sold the copyright, which I really didn't expect."

"I didn't think about it either. When the case is over and I have time, I want to read this novel." Liu Zhiqin straightened his pillow, "It seems that Lin Xiaofei has finally written a novel that has been written for many years. They are all good novels, so much so that they have attracted the attention of copyright investors. Thinking about it, if "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" had no readership base and could not be found in a prominent position on the website, Zheng Qi's first encounter with Porcelain E's Hao Lang At that time, I will not focus on "Eternal Night"."

"No wonder Granny Chen is crying so hard. If the copyright sale is finally negotiated, Lin Xiaofei's next treatment expenses will be covered." Hua Chong raised his arms and covered his browbones, "It's hard to tell whether life is good or bad. Knowing that one day disaster will come from the sky.”

"In the end, the copyright was not negotiated, probably because of the 'plagiarism' incident." Liu Zhiqin paused, "A novel that has already stinked, even if it is well written, is not worth buying. From now on To put it simply, every aspect of Lin Xiaofei's life has been ruined."

"After the case is resolved, we must invite experts to appraise it to see if "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" plagiarized "Dark Star Returns". If not, we should give Lin Xiaofei justice."

"But it's too late for this kind of justice." Liu Zhiqin sighed: "The person is gone, and justice is meaningless to the dead."

"It's better than nothing." Hua Chong said: "In this matter, Xu Kan has already brought very strong personal emotions. He wants to rely on his relationship to let "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" be published. Once it is published, there must be experience The people involved in the "plagiarism" incident came out to identify the plagiarism of "Eternal Night". If Xu Kan could not produce strong evidence to prove that it was not plagiarism, it would be a second injury to the deceased, and publication would be difficult. So the identification is Must do."

"That's right." Liu Zhiqin turned over and said, "I was too busy yesterday, so I didn't have time to tell you about a detail."

"what?"

"I think 'Wang Chuang' is a person who loves animals. When Erwa is sick, he will take Erwa to find the seller. Yin Chao live-broadcasts cats and dogs, and he uses Yin Chao's tricycle to transport Zheng Qi's body. But in the end, Why did he leave Erwa at home to fend for himself? This is logically contradictory to his previous behavior."

"He didn't let Erwa fend for herself." Hua Chong said: "He prepared enough food and water for Erwa for a week. After a week, the landlord will take over the house. But when it comes to this, I also find it strange that he There are some very contradictory places on my body, and I can't grasp the reins for the time being."

"That is to say, he had no choice but to leave Erwa in the rented house?"

"It should be." Hua Chong yawned, his eyelids twitching, "I can't hold it anymore. My mind is confused, the more I think about it, the more confused I get."

Hearing this, Liu Zhiqin suddenly got off the bed, bent over and stroked his hair.

He raised his eyebrows and asked lazily, "Why?"

"See if your hair is dry."

"It's done, you really..." Hua Chong pulled up the quilt, and this time he was stopped because of fatigue if he stopped last time, "Like a daughter-in-law."

After speaking, he fell asleep.

Liu Zhiqin was stunned for a few seconds, the touch of hair still remained between his fingers.

After a while, he turned around, returned to his bed, and turned off the bedside lamp.

Hua Chong has long been used to a life of lack of sleep, as long as it is not a rest day, he always wakes up when he has almost slept.

Early in the morning, the morning light has not yet come in through the curtains.He opened his eyes, picked up his phone and checked the time, it was 6 o'clock.Sitting up and stretching, he was about to go to the bathroom with his slippers on when he suddenly realized that Liu Zhiqin was still sleeping.

Stopping in his tracks, he first condescendingly looked down at Liu Zhiqin who was lying on his side, and then squatted down after a few seconds, propping his chin for observation.

It must be because he was very tired during this time, Liu Zhiqin seemed to be in a deep sleep, showing no sign of waking up at all, his breathing was gentle, and his face was calm and unwavering.

He looked at it for a while, and suddenly a word came to his mind—beautiful man, and he was shocked again immediately, feeling a little amused in his heart.

Liu Zhiqin was indeed handsome, tall and in good shape, which didn't fit his imagination of a "police technician".

The information warfare team of the Ministry of Public Security is naturally a group of high-IQ technicians who sit in offices all day long and deal with computers. Although they are also policemen in name, they have nothing in common with the special police, criminal police, and traffic police who come and go in the wind and rain outside. IT nerds are more similar.

But Liu Zhiqin didn't have much homely air, and he didn't look refined. He didn't even wear glasses, and his eyesight seemed to be very good. He felt that given an assault rifle and a set of jungle camouflage, he could be a special police officer.

Thinking of this, Hua Chong suddenly raised an eyebrow.

When Liu Zhiqin first came, he occasionally had a feeling of déjà vu, but now that he got along with each other for a long time and became more and more familiar, that feeling seemed to disappear in the daily chores.

But imagining Liu Zhiqin wearing a combat uniform, the sense of deja vu came back.

He gave a soft "huh", stood up, and walked towards the bathroom, the sound of footsteps approaching to silence.

This is really rare.

It is common for criminal policemen to go on business trips, and most of them live in hostels with poor conditions. There are no sound-absorbing carpets on the floor, and the slippers are particularly inferior, and they always walk in a "clack".Everyone didn't pay attention to it. When they got up early in the morning, there was a sound of thunder, or the door of the bathroom was thrown vigorously.

Hua Chong lived with many team members, and never deliberately lowered the noise he made. After all, the roommates are rough men, and they don't mind each other.But this time it was Liu Zhiqin who slept on the other bed. He seemed to have suddenly changed his personality. Not only did he walk softly, he even washed quietly.

As a result, when he came out of the bathroom, he still saw Liu Zhiqin waking up.

"Did I wake you up?" he asked.

Liu Zhiqin half-closed his eyes, shook his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "Flower Team, good morning."

Hua Chong suddenly felt itchy and wanted to rub his head.

Liu Zhiqin bent down to look for the shoes, but couldn't find them for a long time.Hua Chongcai realized that he was stepping on his slippers, kicked them over quickly, and said with a smile, "Just now I made a mistake, I wore yours."

He hopped onto the bed barefoot and started changing.

Liu Zhiqin didn't say anything, just glanced at him, put on his slippers and went to the bathroom.

When he came out, Hua Chong had already changed his clothes.

"Shall we go back today?" Liu Zhiqin asked.

"Definitely have to go back." Hua Chong said: "Go to the Municipal Bureau and leave. The main purpose is to communicate with them and let them investigate people who are close to the Lin family. When I go back, Lao Chen may be forced to hold a meeting. Zheng Qi, He Yitao's two cases may be handed over to the higher authorities, and we have to report on it."

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "It's up to your arrangement."

As expected by Hua Chong, the people mentioned by Lin's mother have lived in Zecheng in recent years, and have neither the ability nor the time to commit crimes.

At noon, the three of them left Zecheng. This time it was Hua Chong who drove the car. Xu Kan lost his energy and was pushed into the back seat.

"What's the matter with you?" Hua Chong looked at the rearview mirror, "Why did you go last night?"

"Watch "Where the Night Shines." Xu Kan yawned and leaned against the window to blow the wind.

Hua Chong wanted to complain about him, but Liu Zhiqin, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said first, "How much have you seen?"

"Not much. The website he serialized is no longer available. I found the pirated TXT of the first one hundred chapters yesterday. I only read fifty chapters at 4 o'clock in the middle of the night."

"How is it?" Liu Zhiqin asked again.

"Are you asking how the writing is?" Xu Kan said: "I used to read a lot of foreign science fiction, but I haven't read many domestic ones. His is a soft science fiction with a novel setting. I think it's good. That's right. , I contacted my publishing friend, and with a certain relationship, this novel is not difficult to publish."

"Stop it." Hua Chong said, "You're busy publishing a book for Lin Xiaofei even though the case has not been resolved?"

"It is true that the case has not been solved, but publishing a book is not something that can be done overnight. I am here to prepare first. What's wrong?"

Liu Zhiqin turned sideways, "The flower team means that before deciding whether "The Shining Place of Eternal Night" should be published, a professional appraisal must be done."

Xu Kan is not an emotional person, "I understand, leave this job to me."

Hua Chong knew that his parents were intellectuals, they had some background in their family, and they were more reliable in their work, but he still couldn't help but said: "You should do my job well first."

"I won't hold back your serious crime team." After Xu Kan finished speaking, he knocked on the back of Liu Zhiqin's chair, Xuehua Chong said, "Brother Xiaoliu."

"Ok?"

"Can you find out who wanted to buy the copyright from Lin Xiaofei?"

"It should be possible." Liu Zhiqin said: "Actually, I wanted to check it last night, but I was too sleepy. I will start this time when I get back, and it won't take much time."

"That's good." Xu Kan breathed a sigh of relief.

After a day and night business trip, it was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I returned to the Los Angeles City Bureau.Liu Zhiqin didn't have time to rest, so he moved Lin Xiaofei's main box to the lounge of the serious crime team, where there was still a computer shipped from Zheng Qi's hometown.

Hua Chong said: "You are busy, I will go find Lao Chen."

Qu Zhi rushed over and said, "Hua, you just came back, Team Chen has been looking for you for a long time."

"Is there any progress on the case?" Hua Chong asked.

"The video provided by us played a big role. Several provinces and cities cooperated, and the Ministry of Public Security coordinated, and the real identity of 'Wang Chuang' was finally confirmed just now!"

Hua Chong was shocked, "Who is it?"

"This person is actually quite famous on the Internet." Qu Zhi said, "My real name is Chu Jiao, and he writes novels!"

Writing novels, internet authors?

Hua Chong went upstairs quickly, knocked on the door of Chen Zheng's office as if going through the motions, and pushed in, "Chen..."

In the office, besides Chen Zheng, there were two other strangers.

One of them was very young, with a slender body, bright eyes, and a vigor that reminded him of the little border guards who ate sand together in the northwest.The other person is much more mature and restrained, with a polite and alienated smile on his brows. He is about thirty years old, about the same age as himself.

He closed the door and nodded friendly to the two.

"You came just in time." Chen Zheng said: "Let me introduce, these two were sent by the Ministry of Public Security to guide our work, Shen Xun, the captain of the criminal investigation team of the special operations team, and his team member Le Ran."

As expected, the Ministry of Public Security came.

"Team Chen is being humble. What is the guiding work? We are working together." The man in his thirties turned around and stretched out his right hand, "Hello, I am Shen Xun."

Hua Chong shook his hand politely: "Hua Chong, the leader of the serious crime team."

"I'm Le Ran." The young man standing next to Shen Xun had a particularly loud voice, full of energy, "Hello, Flower Team!"

Hua Chong was overjoyed. He thought that the Ministry of Public Security would send a group of old-fashioned veteran cadres, but he didn't expect that one of the people who arrived was about the same age as him, and he seemed to have a good relationship with Chen Zheng. The other was in his 20s. Exuberant little players.In this way, the obstacles to handling the case later will be much smaller.

"We're almost all here, let's continue with the case." Chen Zheng poured Hua Chong a glass of water, "Did Qu Zhi tell you that we've already found out who 'Wang Chuang' is?"

Hua Chong nodded, "A famous author?"

"Yes, thanks to your preliminary investigation work." Shen Xun handed over a document, "Chu Jiao, 30 years old this year, with a junior high school diploma, from Xiangcheng, Wu Province, has been engaged in the creation of online novels for a long time. He is a signed author of Lingdong Literature Network. He has disappeared since October last year. He has 10 Weibo followers, and he is considered a relatively popular writer on Lingdong Literature Network."

Hua Chong didn't know much about the online literary world, so he asked, "Have you found out about his relationship with Lin Xiaofei, that is, Fengfei 78?"

"Time is too tight, and the information we have found is limited." Shen Xun said, "For the time being, we can only confirm that at the end of September last year, Chu Jiao was attacked by fans and trolls and deleted the Weibo because he posted a Weibo that satirized Yi Linlang. Bo, apology. This Yi Linlang is E's Haolang."