Paintings of Terror

Zhao Yanbao looked at the "Corpse Opinion Handling Letter" on the table, and was silent for a long time. His whole figure was like a relief sculpture made of bluestone, half of his thoughts were buried deep in the stone, and the other half of his thoughts protruded coldly. There was a kind of contradictory loss of soul. sober.

Everyone had their own concerns, but no one was ashamed to express their thoughts immediately when the body of the deceased Chi Lei was not cold.

As Chi Lei's closest person, Zhao Yanbao has the most right to speak morally.

Wei Dong felt uncomfortable. Although he had experienced too many deaths in previous paintings, every time he saw the fresh life disappear in an instant, he still felt a sense of despair.

What is even more confusing is that the scarlet beast that everyone is trying to find is actually in the body of the deceased. According to the Chinese tradition, this is disrespectful to the deceased. ——If this matter falls on me, I definitely don’t want others to tamper with the remains of close relatives and friends.

Mu Yiran broke the silence: "Although he was determined to have died of a heart attack, as criminal police, we still have to go through a formality and investigate the scene. This is also the task assigned by the police station."

The tense and awkward atmosphere seemed to be relieved, Zhao Yanbao said in a low voice, "Go."

Mu Yiran and Ke Xun entered Chi Lei's dormitory again, and the people waiting outside were a little relaxed. Zhu Haowen whispered to his companions, "Want to drink something? There's coffee downstairs."

Several people stood up almost at the same time, only Zhao Yanbao was still standing there thinking about his thoughts, and everyone didn't want to disturb her, so they all went downstairs quietly.

At this time, no one was in the mood to drink, so Zhu Haowen immediately called Qin Ci, asked what was going on over there, and briefly talked about what was going on here before hanging up the phone.

Everyone's attention was on Zhu Haowen, Wei Dong couldn't help but ask first, "You just said that Zhichun committed suicide?"

"That's what Qin Ci said, he cut his wrist with a scalpel, and the time of death was between 1:00 and 3:00 in the morning." Zhu Haowen didn't think the similar death time was a coincidence.

"Has it been concluded that it was suicide? I remember that Zhichun and the painter lived in the same dormitory?" Luo Wei said suddenly.

"The forensic doctor and criminal police have already been to the scene of the hospital, and suicide is basically certain." Zhu Haowen poured a glass of water for everyone present, "It is said that this person's mood was normal before going to bed. Although he felt panic about the unknown night, he did not show any signs of it." Feeling hopeless and world-weary."

Zhi Chun and Chi Lei, one committed suicide with a scalpel, and the other died of a heart attack. The two died at about the same time.

Regardless of suicide or illness, these seem to have nothing to do with external forces - the old members have never experienced such a "natural" death in previous paintings.

"There must be something here, but we can't guess it." Wei Dong put his elbows on his knees and crossed his fingers. "During dinner last night, the behavior of these two people was quite normal."

"Weren't you drunk last night?" Luo Wei asked.

"It's strange to be drunk. I didn't have anything to do when I was in the restaurant. I felt dizzy when I came out of the restaurant. I guess it might be because of spring. I have a little pollen allergy." Wei Dong didn't let the drunk Take this seriously.

"Just now Qin Ci said on the phone that Yu Ji was also drunk and fell asleep early last night, so he didn't notice anything unusual at night." Zhu Haowen said.

"I don't think it's useless to analyze these things now," Xiao Qinxian finally couldn't help but said, looking at Zhu Haowen inquiringly: "Did Doctor Qin mention the beast thing on the phone just now? Did Chi Chun appear on Zhichun's face?" Lei’s animal spots? Has the forensic doctor given the “Despite Handling of the Corpse”?”

All eyes were fixed on Zhu Haowen, as if Xiao Qinxian had just asked something that everyone was embarrassed to ask.

Zhu Haowen remained expressionless as usual: "Zhichun's situation is similar to that of Chi Lei, and Qin Ci and the others are waiting for everyone to have a meeting to discuss and resolve it."

Xiao Qinxian's eyes flickered again: "In other words, there are beasts in his body. This Zhichun came alone, right? He should have no companions."

Xiao Qinxian's naked expression is like a beast ready to take the corpse of his companion at any time.

Xiao Qinxian then said: "Just now Zhao Fayi also said that we just need to abide by the principle of the minority obeying the majority - since we are in this city, we should abide by the rules of this city. Well forget it for now."

Lion also expressed his position: "Oh, I don't think it's disrespectful to the dead. The beast in my body should be removed. Oh, I don't think it's a good thing."

Everyone was silent. From Lion's point of view, it seemed that they were silently affirming what they said.

Lion continued: "If this kind of thing happens to you, you will donate the beast in your body without hesitation. Oh, I believe Ni will do the same, right?!" Lion looked at Xiao Qinxian beside him.

Xiao Qinxian didn't know which expression to use for a moment, after all, this kind of assumption itself was very unlucky.

Suddenly there was a strange sound upstairs, and everyone carefully distinguished it, only to find that it was actually Zhao Yanbao's cry.

Zhu Haowen got up first and walked towards the second floor, and people followed one after another——Zhao Yanbao is a forbearing person, something must have happened just now that caused her to lose control like this.

Only Xiao Qinxian sat still, with a slightly irritable expression.

In the living room on the second floor, Zhao Yanbao was leaning on the sofa, still moaning softly. Ke Xun looked around before taking out a tissue from under the coffee table and handing it to her.

"I don't believe she will commit suicide. There must be a conspiracy! It must be Hua's conspiracy! Hua killed her!" Zhao Yanbao's eyes were red with hatred.

Luo Wei frowned and looked at Zhao Yanbao, but didn't speak.

Ke Xun explained to everyone: "When we were inspecting the dormitory, we found Chi Lei's suicide note in the drawer."

"Suicide note?" Everyone was surprised, "So Chi Lei didn't have a heart attack..."

Ke Xun nodded slowly: "From the content of the suicide note, the deceased seems to have committed suicide."

The suicide note was placed on the table, and the entire piece of paper was packed in a transparent isolation bag, probably to protect fingerprints.

The suicide note only has a few lines, and it is written in a very delicate handwriting——

Yan Bao, please forgive my willfulness, I just want to seal myself at the most beautiful and best time, just like Amber.

The inscription is four words: Chi Lei's must-write.

"Is this her word?" Mu Yiran also sat down on the sofa, beside Zhao Yanbao.

Zhao Yanbao nodded: "She wrote it right, but she has struggled out of the clutches of death several times and never gave up lightly. I don't believe she would end her life so hastily, and in such a In a strange world."

"If it's really a painting, it's probably in the way of bewitching the soul?" Wei Dong even rejoiced that he was drunk last night - with such a weak will, he must have been bewitched early.

"But why did you choose these two people? There should be rules here. As the difficulty increases, it is unlikely that Hua will arrange death in such a random way." It was Zhu Haowen who valued the rules the most. According to the theory, then the chosen deceased should have weak willpower, but this matter itself is very difficult to determine."

Zhao Yanbao wiped away her tears with a tissue, raised her head, and said in an extremely firm tone, "I never think that Chi Lei is a weak-willed person. She has been fighting against illness for a long time, at least she is stronger than me."

Mu Yiran took a pen and paper and wrote down some of the words just now. After Zhao Yanbao's mood stabilized a little, he continued to ask: "How was Chi Lei before going to bed last night? Did you say anything that impressed you?" More profound words?"

Zhao Yanbao thought about it carefully: "The three of us came back along the street together last night, and Chi Lei talked the most. She said that although this world is weird, she likes the spring here very much."

Zhu Haowen nodded aside as a witness.

"After returning to the detective office, the three of us chatted briefly on the sofa here, mainly expressing our views on the Scarlet Beast." Zhao Yanbao wiped his eyes with a tissue, "Chi Lei also said at the time that although he was a little scared, But she is still full of curiosity about the mysterious game that is about to unfold, and she really wants to be the one who waits until the end, so that she can see clearly what is going on on the whole board."

In this way, Chi Lei has no reason to commit suicide.

Mu Yiran was taking notes silently, Ke Xun frowned slightly, and could only continue to ask as a non-professional criminal police officer: "About the Scarlet Beast, what did Chi Lei talk about specifically?"

"We didn't have a clue at the time. I just remembered that Chi Lei said that sometimes she seemed to be able to understand the actions of the heroine Etsuko... After that, everyone got off topic a little bit and talked about women's rights." Zhao Yanbao said.

Ke Xun looked at Zhu Haowen.

Zhu Haowen: "Yes, I have talked a lot about women's rights, and I have always advocated equal rights..."

"Why do you associate Etsuko with women's rights? What is the opportunity for this topic to change?" Mu Yiran asked.

The two of them thought about it in silence, Zhao Yanbao bit her lips: "I remember thinking of "A Ying" from "The Scarlet Beast" at that time, and everyone was still saying that if these protagonists changed from women to men, they would be a A different story."

When Ke Xun was still wondering what was going on with "A Ying", Mu Yiran asked, "Why do you suddenly think of "A Ying", and from what point did you turn?"

"Chi Lei said that the opening parts of these two works are too similar, both are women's sense of shame because of their gender." Zhao Yanbao said and looked at Zhu Haowen, "It seems to mention the book "The Scarlet Beast" Title page?"

Zhu Haowen also thought of something for a moment: "Yes, Chi Lei said that there was a strange sentence on the title page of that book, saying that there was a woman riding on a red beast, and she thought it was a lifetime love for the heroine. abstract description, but then increasingly felt to be a symbol of women's stigma."

"Is there such a beast in the book "A Ying"?" Wei Dong interrupted and asked.

""A Ying" is a movie. At the beginning of the film, A Ying's mother was sentenced to death by a 'wooden donkey' for committing a crime of adultery. The executioner was A Ying's father." Zhu Haowen explained.

Wei Dong: "..."

"This is just an association we had last night, because these two works both express women's deep sense of powerlessness, and their resistance is also fanciful and unreal." Zhao Yanbao further said, "Whether Whether it is the red beast or the punishment of the wooden donkey, they all seem to imply torture for the crime of adultery."

"Leaving aside the other work first, let's just talk about "The Scarlet Beast". Only those who have read the book will know what the original words on the title page are," Mu Yiran said.

——When Xiao Qinxian walked upstairs slowly, everyone's eyes were on her.