The first work of the imperial prison

The candle in the imperial prison burns for a long time, but the wick is not bright.

In the middle of the night, the mice started to move. There was nothing they dared not bite, the straw and wooden railings, the clothes, the toes of the prisoners, and the wounded prisoners were used to being bitten. Will not rush.

Nothing seems to be permanent in this prison. Prisoners are replaced after death, and jailers are promoted and transferred. There is only this candlelight mouse, which seems endless and has no end in sight.

Rats go everywhere, Ye Baiting's place is the only one that doesn't like to patronize, because it's too clean, and there's no smell of sweat, oil and dirt on his body, and even the temperature is a bit high, the small box containing charcoal ash is a bit hot, what should I do if it's scalding ?

Take a look, he is still holding it in his hand, pouring it out to write!

Ye Baiting's mind was focused on nothing else, his mind turned quickly, all he could think about was the case.The confession records, post-mortem records, scene notes, everything was taken away by Shen Jiang and handed over. He didn't have anything in his hand, but he remembered them all.

Some key points need to be paid attention to at all times, so he writes them down, and some interpersonal relationships are worthy of deduction, so he connects them with wires. …

Where is the murderer hiding?What are you thinking?Why are they related to these dead people, and how is the relationship established?What is the killing intent?

He was the object of sexual fantasies that the deceased Liang Weizhen yearned for, and he was the person that the deceased Chang Hongwu attached great importance to and wanted to smile at the moment before he died... Is it possible that he is also the person who cares about and takes care of Jiang Jiye?

Why don't you leave a name for doing good deeds?Why hide it so deep that no one will know?The three deceased were all unhappy people with huge wounds in their hearts. It would take a lot of energy and time to comfort them. After spending so much, why did they kill them cleanly? Don't you think it's a pity?

What exactly does the murderer want?

The next day Shen Jiang came to deliver the porridge, and his jaw dropped in shock: "Ancestor, what are you doing again!"

The words all over the floor and walls are not scary!

If you take a closer look, they are all names, the key information of this case!Line-to-line, point-to-point, one by one with clear logic and clear information!

"You actually remember it all?" What kind of terrible memory is this!

After more than ten hours of sleep, Ye Baiting's eyes were already bloodshot, so he didn't answer Shen Jiang's question, but instead asked him, "From these messages, what did you see?"

Shen Jiang put the food box away, read these words carefully, and said in a tone: "... miserable."

Nothing else to say, just miserable, too miserable.

"Liang Wei's parents died since he was a child, and he had no family members to rely on. He worked hard all the way. He was able to study and become an official. What he has now is already very difficult. He has no backing, no in-laws and nepotism, so many calculations and trade-offs in private, smooth and smooth? Are you tired? No one understands, and when he is depressed, he can only go to his small upstairs alone, drinking away his sorrows... In the end, he was killed, and no one really cried for him, missed him, and missed him."

"Jiang Jiye has a family and parents, but it's better to have nothing. Since he was a child, his father didn't love his mother or his mother. He was held down like that, and his bones were broken so many times. His parents didn't even dare to fart. It's his fault. Please doctor, it’s troublesome. To be honest, I’m not surprised by what he looks like. I’ve seen similar examples, including murder and arson, but he didn’t. He also does business to support such a big family. It's a pity that he died too, and no one missed him and pitied him, and his parents are tearing up the ownership of the property with the Jiang family."

"Chang Hongwu killed his biological mother when he was born, and was raised under someone else's name. He was trembling, like walking on thin ice. Now he is in his twenties. He is obviously very capable, and he can take care of the general affairs by himself, but he still shrinks and has no confidence. He is afraid of being served. Not good for others, not considerate in taking care of others, often feel guilty, few in the family remember him well, and the continuous string of wives does not really love and respect him..."

One counts as one, it's all too miserable.

Shen Jiang looked down at the toes of his shoes, although Jin Yiwei was also very busy, the new commander was too ruthless and treated people like animals, but he also rewarded the clothes and meals, and he could still judge his merits after the work was over ... The sense of accomplishment and happiness should not be too much!

"What do you think the murderer is trying to do? Just kill a few poor people?"

Ye Baiting lowered his eyes slightly: "I only saw two words - control."

Shen Jiang was stunned: "Huh?"

Ye Baiting: "Is there such a person in the world who was miserable since he was a child, and grew up miserable, never received any love, never felt any warmth..."

"Yes!" Shen Jiang pointed to the wall on the ground, "Aren't these all?"

Ye Baiting said: "I believe in extreme cases, but I believe in human nature even more. There are always evil people in the world, and there are countless kind-hearted people. Some people may live in a bad environment and grow up unsatisfactory, but they must I have encountered warmth and kindness, even for a little bit, for a moment, but these dead have not, not at all, why?"

Shen Jiang: "Yes. Didn't you say that Liang Wei has a sweetheart? If a person like Liang Wei can fall in love with someone else, this person must be very good to him! And Jiang Jiye, didn't you also say that he must have met something? How can there be such a change and not go astray? Chang Hongwu is the same, although he is a bastard, the Chang family doesn't like him very much, but he has an elder brother who is a bastard, and it is impossible to say that he has never seen a smiling face."

"That's right, this is very important." Ye Baiting narrowed his eyes, "Why did the deceased's living environment not change throughout his childhood, and even got worse and worse, but when he reached his adolescent developmental stage, his personality and three views formed the most important nodes. Suddenly there is a change, a preference?"

Shen Jiang was silent: "That's right...why? Since it's a good deed, why not earlier?"

Could it be that the front is blind and can't see?

He understands what Young Master Jiao means. He has met many prisoners and heard many confessions over the years. It is true that no matter how vicious or vicious people are, they have more or less accepted the kindness from others when they were growing up, no matter what they like. I don't like it, what attitude do I have towards it, I must have encountered it before, I don't have it at all...it's very strange.

Ye Baiting's eyes narrowed slightly: "I'm more inclined to do it artificially."

"Artificial?"

"Will someone select from the crowd, look for such samples within the range of sight, and then cultivate them precisely, so that they become like this?"

Shen Jiang carefully thought: "You, you mean that the tragic situation of these deceased people in the early stage was deliberately pushed by someone?"

Ye Baiting nodded: "Yes, this person knew the situation of these children, but he didn't lend a helping hand immediately, but pushed it forward, designed more problems, increased their plight, let them fall infinitely in the dark, helpless, see No future, full of despair, when they are most desperate—be their salvation.”

"A child who has never felt 'love' suddenly has such a hero around him. Pity him, cherish him, tolerate him, and warm him. What do you think of this child?"

"I will... I will treat this hero as a god, I will listen to him, I will respect and love him, and I will try to do whatever he wants for him..." Shen Jiang swallowed, "Even to protect He is willing to sacrifice his life!"

Ye Baiting closed his eyes: "That's right."

First, it creates environmental damage, hits you, isolates you, and makes your life miserable, and then becomes your salvation, cares for you, warms you, and at the same time maintains the hostility of the environment to you, and slowly builds "only he is good to you" , the concept that you are safe only with him', when you accept it wholeheartedly, he will let you do something for him, or do things according to his ideas, and then repeat the above process step by step, slowly, You will become his slave.

You did not break the law, you are free, you can go anywhere, but your heart has been locked, and you will never be free again.

This murderer is Master Pua. In the eyes of the deceased, he played the role of a parent or a lover. What he did was control, and he established a huge authority. Everything he planned was successful.

Shen Jiang shuddered: "Isn't this a pervert! Why is it not fun to play? What is the murderer trying to do? He wants others to serve him faithfully!"

Ye Baiting didn't speak.

"This person is so scheming. He must be gentle and kind on the surface. He looks very deceiving. Could it be Chang Hongwu's sister-in-law Lou?" Shen Jiang took out a piece of paper from his arms and handed it to Ye Baiting, "Actually, I came here because This, new clue—”

Ye Baiting immediately unfolded it and took a closer look.

Shen Jiang: "In Liang Wei's case, the concubine named An He was redeemed from a brothel. This concubine has a rich past experience and knows Jiang Jiyechang Hongwu. The housekeeper Li Bo is working as a housekeeper for him. In the past, it was an old slave kicked out by the Chang family, and he also served as the shopkeeper in Jiang Jiye's shop; in the case of Chang Hongwu, these few who had asked for confessions, Chang Hong Wenlou's Zhang family, Chang Yaozong, and even the nursing home, were all in Jiang Jiye's shop. I have bought things in the shop... After looking around, the people involved in the three cases have a lot of overlap, and the bottom line is that everyone knows who, and the murderer must be among these people!"

"I didn't dare to think about it at first, but when you said that, I suddenly remembered that this Lou family is said to be gentle and virtuous, with a kind heart. She has sponsored many children in the charity hall. Could it be her!"

Ye Baiting, however, was very interested in the paper full of new clues. After looking at it, he shook it again: "How did you get here? Are you working overtime to investigate again?"

"How can it be?" Shen Jiang sighed when talking about this, "Isn't that what you said... Wu Xiang, it's a big job, the boss sent everyone out to watch it personally, I was too busy Hit the back of your head, how can you have time to investigate and ask confessions? It was discovered by accident."

"Inadvertently..." Ye Baiting curled his lips, "Then you go to investigate now. This time, you don't want to investigate the deceased, but just check the people on the paper, what they have experienced and what their past is."

Shen Jiang's eyes froze: "Then what about the work at hand? If you don't do it, you will be killed by the commander!"

Ye Baiting raised his eyebrows: "You came here to bring me porridge, did he kill you?"

"That's not it."

"Why do you think he didn't kill you? I really don't know?"

Before being asked this question, Shen Jiang didn't realize this question. When Master Jiao asked this question, he hesitated. The commander's eyes were so sharp. If a soldier Xiaojie disappeared for a while, he would know it. Would he not know him? trend?

"Why, why?"

"Of course he supports solving the case," Ye Baiting said with a disgusted expression of "Are you an idiot?" "You, Shen Zongqi, have been so capable recently. When you come back to prison, you will either 'look at the corpse' or 'think about sorting out'. Every time you go out, you will gain something—" "

Shen Jiang: "But he doesn't know—"

Ye Baiting: "Really?"

Shen Jiang was stunned. If... if the boss knew... he would be finished!

Ye Baiting: "Let me ask you, when you told about Wu Xiang, was Qiu Yiqing very surprised?"

Shen Jiang thought for a while: "Accidents happen...too surprised, not really."

"So, the sensitivity of this commander is definitely not something you and I can see through."

Ye Baiting thought, why were all these corpses brought here for examination?Qiu Yiqing didn't know him at first, but what happened after that?Was Jiang Jingye's corpse discovered by accident...by him?Even if this was an accident, what about the deceased Chang Hongwu?

He guessed that Qiu Xunqing might not be sure that the case would involve something as harmful as Wuxiang, but he must have smelled something wrong, so he made arrangements ahead of time...to net everyone into it.

"Go, I have a hunch, this round of information is collected, let me confirm a few details, and I can tell you who the murderer is."

"The murderer can be confirmed by confirming the details..." Shen Jiang's eyes were burning, "Isn't there the most suspicious person now? Is it Lou? Is it her!"

Ye Baiting pursed his lips: "Guess."

Shen Jiang: ...

Ye Baiting: "By the way, tell Qiu Yiqing the news and let him make good use of it."

"What? But I don't understand..."

"You don't need to understand, just do it, and he will understand."

Shen Jiang: ...

Smart people are amazing, right?If you don't say anything, you don't need to know each other to have a tacit understanding, right?

Just spread the word, others will understand themselves...

Playing so coquettishly, do you want to kill Lao Tzu to cheer you up!