Madness of the Heart

The "red makeup" that was popular throughout Jingli City has now disappeared from the catering industry. People are willing to pursue it and are good at forgetting it. Now if you ask ten people in the streets and alleys, nine of them have never heard of "red makeup".

The homicide became a watershed for "Hongzhuang" from prosperity to decline. After someone was killed in the box, the business of "Hongzhuang" became increasingly bleak, and it closed down half a year later.At that time, Zhou Han, who was comparable to the later Internet celebrities, also quietly disappeared from people's sight.

The last time Zhou Han was approached by the police was when Bai Ying escaped from prison seven years ago. Various evidences prove that Bai Ying has never contacted her.

Today, Zhou Han is 32 years old, no longer the good looks of the past, and works as an administrator in the advertising company run by her husband.

12 years ago, when Bai Ying killed someone in "Red Makeup", the police actually investigated Zhou Han's background.At that time, she was just a woman who had just turned 20, beautiful and graceful, and it was hard not to be missed.However, because the case itself had nothing to do with Zhou Han, and Bai Ying pleaded guilty early, the investigation of Zhou Han was very simple, and it was not found out who was behind the scenes providing operating funds for "Red Makeup".

In other words, the police did not dig deep into Zhou Han's "golden master".

Today is different from the past, the similar scene is like an invisible thread that connects Cao Fenghuai, Gong Guozhen, and Qin Xiong together, and the disappearing Baiying is like that sharp needle.

Shen Xun put the photos of the three in front of Zhou Han and asked her if she knew one of them.

When her eyes fell on the photo on the far right, the young woman's originally smiling face froze suddenly, and the smile seemed to be frozen on her lips.

Le Ran, who was standing behind Shen Xun, suddenly thought of an idiom - Huarong turned pale.

The photo on the far right is Cao Fenghuai.

Shen Xun picked up the photo and asked, "Do you know him?"

Zhou Han didn't even think about it, and shook his head the moment Shen Xun asked a question.

Her pupils constricted suddenly, and her pursed lips were trembling.

Shen Xun said: "Ms. Zhou, your reaction has already answered for you."

"I..." Zhou Han looked at his hand that had just finished nursing, and stammered, "What do you mean?"

Shen Xun said: "Learn what happened from insiders."

Zhou Han raised his head and said fearfully, "But I don't know anything."

"You know, and you know a lot." Shen Xun said, "If you don't know how to say it, then I'll ask one, and you answer one."

Before Zhou Han could refuse, Shen Xun said, "Cao Fenghuai was killed two years ago, do you know?"

The blood on Zhou Han's face faded away, and he grabbed the edge of the table with his ten fingers, "You, what are you talking about?"

Shen Xun narrowed his eyes, "You don't know?"

Zhou Han shook his head in fear: "Who killed him? Has the murderer been found?"

Shen Xun stared into Zhou Han's eyes to judge whether her reaction at this time was a disguise.

The case of Cao Fenghuai's family took place in Hongcheng, Han Province, which is Jingli City, Chau Province. Hongcheng police did not announce the identity of the deceased. Cao's family tried their best to follow the news out of business considerations. Zhou Han had already married as a woman. He cut off contact with Cao Fenghuai, so it is normal not to know that Cao Fenghuai is dead.

"The murderer is at large." Shen Xun said, "That's why I found you."

A drop of sweat dripped from Zhou Han's forehead, "Why did you find me? I didn't kill him! I have nothing to do with him! I don't know anything!"

Shen Xun leaned back on the chair back, "You misunderstood, I just want to learn from you what happened to Cao Fenghuai. Ms. Zhou, now you will never tell me again, you don't know him, do you?"

Zhou Han's shoulders trembled violently, and he said after a while, "He, why was he killed?"

Shen Xun shook his head, "You'd better answer my question first, what is your relationship with Cao Fenghuai?"

The aura of the man in front of him was too strong, Zhou Han had no choice but to confess about being taken care of by Cao Fenghuai more than ten years ago.

14 years ago, Zhou Han was 18 years old. He just came to the city from the villages and towns. He had no background, no education, and couldn't find a decent job. He barely worked as a hostess in a nightclub.

Cao Fenghuai was also young at that time, and he didn't dare to play with women under my eyes. He often went to cities outside Han Province to coax women with false identities.

Zhou Han is beautiful and young. He is Cao Fenghuai's favorite lover. He likes him so much that he tells Zhou Han his true identity and even pays Zhou Han to open a seafood restaurant.

Zhou Han changed suddenly, from a hostess in a nightclub to the boss of "Red Makeup".

Because of avoiding family members, Cao Fenghuai and Zhou Han have always been very secretive when meeting, and the money is always cash.Zhou Han has been favored for two years, and the business of "Red Makeup" is getting better and better, until Bai Ying kills people in the box.

After the murder case, Cao Fenghuai gave Zhou Han a sum of money, which meant to end it.

Knowing the current affairs, Zhou Han turned off the "red makeup". After a short period of downturn, he started to use the breakup fee to do business. Later, he met his current husband and lived an ordinary life.

"I swear, Cao Fenghuai and I have never had any contact since we broke up, and I haven't even inquired about him and his family." Zhou Han said more and more nervously, "I have a very good relationship with my husband now, please don't tell him. I was once taken care of!"

Bai Ying killed people in "Red Makeup", and Cao Fenghuai was the funder of "Red Makeup" at that time. The connection that the police did not dig up 12 years ago, seven years ago, and two years ago finally surfaced when the three cases were summarized .

Shen Xun asked again: "How much do you know about Zhang Long being killed?"

Human eyes are the hardest to lie. When Zhou Han heard this name, the light in Zhou Han's eyes dimmed, and he said after a few seconds: "The case has been solved long ago, Zhang Long was killed by Bai Ying."

"The conclusion of the police is correct, but I want to hear your thoughts." Shen Xun said: "After all, the police ignored many details at that time."

Zhou Han grabbed the woolen skirt with his hand under the table, "Actually, I really don't understand why Baiying killed Zhang Long. Baiying doesn't have that kind of personality. And Zhang Long, Zhang Long came after me."

"Aiming at you?"

"Zhang Long chased me, but I didn't agree. He often came to the store to harass me."

"Does Cao Fenghuai know about this?"

"know."

Shen Xun asked again, "Where was Cao Fenghuai when Bai Ying killed Zhang Long?"

Zhou Han froze for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Could it be that Cao Fenghuai asked Baiying to kill Zhang Long?"

Shen Xun said, "What do you think?"

Zhou Han was at a loss for a moment, then shook his head, and repeated in a low voice: "Impossible..."

Shen Xun looked at Zhou Han carefully, and said, "It's been 12 years, so I'm afraid we won't be able to find out the details. But you should know whether Cao Fenghuai was in Jingli City when Zhang Long's accident happened."

Zhou Han nodded, "He is here. But whether Zhang Long's death has anything to do with him, I really don't know."

When Ming Shu rushed back to the Jingli City Bureau, Yi Fei just came back, and the scattered clues were pieced together one by one.

In the temporary meeting room prepared by the local police for the special operations team, there is a whiteboard, and Mingshu writes on it with a marker.

A large number of names appeared on the whiteboard, with strong lines drawn between each name.

"It is now confirmed that Bai Ying is Qin Ying. After he left Qiyue Mountain, he did not return to Dongye City. Instead, he came to Jingli City to work in Muming Street. He met Qiao Ying, an old tailor who lost his son. Later, with the help of Qiao Ying, she finally got rid of her identity as a 'black household'." Ming Shu continued writing while saying, "Qin Ying lived in Qiao Ying's house for a total of seven years, from the age of 18 to the age of 25 before being imprisoned. Team Yi, is that right?"

Yi Fei nodded and added: "According to Qiao Ying and the neighbors on Muming Street, Qiao Ying lost her son in middle age and always treated Qin Ying as her own son. Qin Ying is also very filial and does her best to take care of Qiao Ying. Qiao Ying has never Believe it, Qin Ying really killed someone."

Ming Shu looked at Shen Xun, "Qin Ying's motives are indeed suspicious, and the real motive is actually Cao Fenghuai."

Shen Xun stood up, picked up another marker, and drew a circle on Cao Fenghuai's name, "Assuming that it was Cao Fenghuai who killed Zhang Long back then, how did Cao Fenghuai make Qin Ying take the blame?"

"Money, power." Ming Shu said: "From Cao Fenghuai's point of view, bewitching with money and persecuting with power are the most effective methods. Qin Ying's life experience is miserable, and after seven years of peaceful life, what he cares most must be Give him the Qiao Ying of a home."

Shen Xun said: "Cao Fenghuai threatened Qin Ying with Qiao Ying, and at the same time told Qin Ying that if you actively plead guilty, you can get a lighter sentence, and if you actively reform, you can reduce your sentence. After a few years of squatting in the prison, you can come out and enjoy the glory and wealth with Qiao Ying."

Le Ran interrupted, "But it's not enough to take the blame, doesn't he have any other choice?"

Mingshu sighed, "Qin Ying was once pushed off the cliff by his relatives. After being rescued, he did not choose to call the police or take revenge. Instead, he left quietly and started a new life in another place. Such a person, There is fear hidden in his bones, and when someone who is several times stronger than him appears, he is likely to succumb."

Le Ran still disagreed, "That's contradictory, Captain Ming, don't we now think that the three cases of the Cao family, the Gong family, and the Qin family are Qin Ying's revenge? How can he be so easy to yield? Killing the three families is still so cruel?"

Mingshu said: "It is Qin Ying's revenge, but the avenger is not necessarily Qin Ying."

Shen Xun didn't speak, but nodded slightly.

Not long ago, when Mingshu was still on his way back from the second prison, the two had discussed the mystery surrounding Qin Ying.

At the earliest, when the serious crime team first learned that Qin Xiong had a younger brother named "Qin Ying", and this younger brother had been missing for 21 years, they came to the conclusion that Qin Ying had been killed by Qin Xiong, and then analyzed that, Qin Xiong's family was killed because someone was avenging Qin Ying.

But who this person is, there is no way to find out, because the serious crime team does not know Qin Ying's interpersonal relationship.

But with the deepening of the investigation, an important clue appeared——Qin Ying did not die after being pushed off the cliff by Qin Xiong, but was rescued by the monks of Haijing Temple, and there has been no news since then.

This clue turned the thinking of the serious crime team in a different direction, making people think that it was Qin Ying who had returned, and it was Qin Ying who killed Qin Xiong's family.

But maybe, Qin Ying didn't die in Qiyue Mountain, but died somewhere else.

"Qin Ying has been actively undergoing reform during his sentence. It is unreasonable for him to escape from prison." Mingshu wrote Wen Xiang's name on the whiteboard, and then tapped emphatically, "If Wen Xiang is telling the truth, Then Qin Ying was forcibly taken away by prison guard Gong Guozhen. As for why Gong Guozhen did this, I judge that it was driven by profit. Someone asked him to get Qin Ying out."

Yi Fei said: "We can use reverse deduction to prove the authenticity of Wen Xiang's words. If Wen Xiang lied and Qin Ying was not taken away by Gong Guozhen, but escaped from prison by herself, then based on Gong Guozhen's care for Qin Ying at the beginning, Qin Ying was fleeing. After that, there was no reason to take revenge on Gong Guozhen. Gong Guozhen's family died so badly, and they were similar to the Qin family and the Cao family. The closest judgment is that Qin Ying was indeed forcibly taken away by Gong Guozhen, and this behavior harmed Qin Ying .”

"Yes." Mingshu said: "The three cases happened in three cities. From the perspective of the modus operandi, they should be investigated together. Once the case is combined, the murderer's motive must be clarified. Team Shen, Qin Xiong, we have already After investigation, it is Jingli Second Prison and the Cao family who can still dig deeper. Gong Guozhen is just a prison guard. He took a huge risk to get Qin Ying out. Someone outside must take over. What is the identity of that person? On the premise that he is already dead, would the person who avenged Qin Ying let him go?"

Le Ran said: "That is to say, the serial murder case is not over yet? The murderer still has a target?"

Shen Xun said: "Now there is a link missing, and the person hiding behind Gong Guozhen is probably this link."

The meeting room was quiet for a moment, everyone was thinking.

Mingshu folded his arms and stared at the densely written blackboard, his head ached, but this kind of pain did not make people feel irritable, but involved a ray of light, as if the truth was finally about to break out.

"If this 'Avenger' really exists, he must know Qin Ying, understand Qin Ying, love Qin Ying, and know that Qin Ying will not kill people, let alone escape from prison, otherwise he would not have spent so many years searching for him. The truth." Mingshu spoke very slowly, "He was the person who once lived beside Qin Ying."

Yi Fei said, "Qiao Ying? But Qiao Ying is old, her legs and feet are not flexible, and she seems incapable of committing crimes."

Le Ran frowned: "It's impossible to buy murder, there is no precedent for this type of case."

"Qin Ying has stayed in three places for a long time." Mingshu said: "Before the age of 16, at Qin's house; after being pushed off the cliff by Qin Xiong, at Haijing Temple; from 18 to 25, at Jing Muming Street, Li City; after the age of 25, in prison. Haijing Temple can now be ruled out, and the Qin family, our serious crime team has done a detailed investigation. Now there are two "blank areas" one is the prison, the other is Muming Street, this person is likely to be his friend in Muming Street or prison."

Shen Xun said, "I still think of a possibility."

Mingshu turned his head, "Huh?"

"About Qin Ying's life experience, you actually haven't found out clearly." Shen Xun said, "Whose child was Qin Ying before becoming a member of the Qin family?"

Mingshu said: "There is no way to investigate this now."

Shen Xun said: "Then it is possible that those who avenged Qin Ying were his real family members?"

There was another silence, and Mingshu closed the marker pen, "It's possible, but I think the current investigation should focus on the two lines I just mentioned. Because for Qin Ying's real family, we are now Not a single clue."

Shen Xun said with a smile: "The thinking is quite clear, I have learned a lot from Xiao Ju."

Mingshu raised his eyebrows slightly, a gleam of light flashed in his eyes, "It's okay."

Muming Street is an old street. A few years ago, it was said that it was going to be planned, and a few houses in the south were demolished, but the rest were outside the scope of the planning and were left without embarrassment.Many young people have moved out, and the only ones who still live in it are the old and the unconnected.

The investigation on Muming Street was led by the Special Operations Team, and the Jingli City Police must cooperate.

Mingshu focuses on Qin Ying's peers, men.

During the investigation, the police found more than a dozen people who met the requirements. They either lived in Muming Street or are still living in Muming Street. They have a good relationship with Qin Ying and are puzzled by Qin Ying's murder and escape.

But after some contacts, Mingshu ruled out their suspicions one by one.

"Why are you here again?" The wrinkles on Qiao Ying's face kept trembling, "My child is a good person, he can't possibly harm anyone!"

Mingshu said: "I came here because of the doubts about that case back then."

Qiao Ying was stunned for a long time, and suddenly muddy tears welled up in her eyes, and she bowed to Mingshu as soon as she folded her hands together.

Mingshu supported the old man and asked, "After Baiying's accident, did anyone often appear near your house?"

Qiao Ying said: "A lot of people came, the police, reporters, neighbors, and Ah Ying's friends..."

Mingshu asked, "Do you know all of Baiying's friends?"

Qiao Ying nodded and shook her head, "Aying is very popular."

"Is there anyone who came to see you occasionally after Baiying served a few years in prison and after leaving prison?" Mingshu didn't use the word "prison escape" to take care of Qiao Ying's emotions.

Qiao Ying sighed, "It's all gone. But..."

Mingshu said, "But what?"

Qiao Ying said: "A few years ago, every year during the Chinese New Year, someone would send me New Year's goods."

"Who is it?" Mingshu asked vigilantly, "Do you still keep the packaging?"

Qiao Ying stood up and said, "I'll show it to you."

After more than ten minutes, Qiao Ying moved out a few folded boxes from the back room. Judging from the information on the courier slip, these were all sent from e-commerce companies.

Mingshu immediately took a photo of the courier and asked Leran to check it immediately.

Qiao Ying said that since four years ago, he has not received any new year's goods.

Mingshu asked: "Who do you think sent these New Year's goods to you?"

Qiao Ying opened his mouth several times, and said softly, "I hope it's Ah Ying. If he's still alive, even if he never comes back to see me, I'm satisfied."

Leran quickly found the e-commerce company that delivered the goods through the courier bill. From the transaction records of the e-commerce company, it can be seen that the orderer was in country B.

"The person is abroad, so it would be troublesome to check." Yi Fei said, "I insisted on sending New Year's goods to Qiao Ying, but refused to disclose his name. But in the past few years, I suddenly stopped sending New Year's goods."

"Because he is no longer abroad. He has returned to China!" Mingshu said: "The profile can now be further refined - he has been abroad, either for work or for study, and returned to China four years ago to investigate Qin Ying's murder, The truth about the prison escape requires a certain social status and connections, as well as extremely high personal ability, otherwise it would be impossible to find out about Cao Fenghuai and Gong Guozhen. As for Qin Xiong, I deduce that Qin Ying may have told him about the past, otherwise this One he has no way to check."

The case of Gong Guozhen had been pending before, but a new breakthrough appeared at this time. The Criminal Investigation Detachment of Jingli City re-established a task force, and the leader of the detachment went to the second prison in person.

This time, Wen Xiang stopped being secretive and formally recorded his statement.

The prisoner who was originally thought to have escaped was drugged by prison guards and forcibly taken away. The second prison was pushed to the forefront for a while.

Can Gong Guozhen take a prisoner away from prison alone?

There must be someone outside cooperating with Gong Guozhen, but don't all the prison guards know about it?

Just knowing but pretending not to know, or is Gong Guo's real accomplice?

After staying in the serious crime team for so many years, and being "beaten" by the special operations team for a year, Mingshu knows the truth best - many people seem innocent, but they are not really innocent, because they have not been found out yet. Go on his head.

The Second Prison of Jingli City couldn't stand the investigation.

Li Liangping, a prison guard in the second prison with Gong Guozhen, finally admitted under intensive interrogation by the Special Operations Team and the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Municipal Bureau that he helped Gong Guozhen on the way to take Bai Ying away from Gong Guozhen, and got a letter from Gong Guozhen afterwards. 30 yuan in remuneration and hush money.

30 yuan was enough to buy an ordinary two-bedroom house in a place like Jingli City seven years ago.

"I really don't know anything else, Gong Guozhen told me not to ask anything, don't say anything, just put away the money." Li Liangping shrunk his shoulders tightly under the bright light, "Gong Guozhen said he can do it Without anyone noticing, as long as I cooperate, everyone will get rich together, if I don't cooperate..."

Mingshu asked sharply, "What will happen if you don't cooperate?"

Li Liangping lowered his head deeply, "Gong Guozhen said that the person who is going to buy Bai Ying's life outside is a big shot. I already know about this, so I can't get off the boat anymore!"

Mingshu said angrily: "Which big man is it? How big is it that can make prison guards commit crimes!"

Li Liangping put his head in his hands, "Only Gong Guozhen knows!"

Le Ran stayed in Jingli City to assist Ming Shu, while Shen Xun had already gone to Hongcheng, Han Province, to supervise the murder case of Cao Fenghuai's family two years ago, and learned a clue that the Cao family had been hiding——Cao Fenghuai was killed because of a woman. Killed one person in Jingli City.

This person is Zhang Long.

Such an important clue was not exposed until the special operations team came, and the Hongcheng City Bureau was in a state of disrepute, but this mistake could not be blamed on the Hongcheng Criminal Police.After Cao Fenghuai's accident, the criminal investigation detachment took great pains to investigate, but Cao Fenghuai's cronies deliberately concealed it for fear of harming themselves, and now they were diagnosed with cancer, so they revealed the whole truth.

It was Cao Fenghuai who accidentally killed Zhang Long in "Red Makeup" 12 years ago. Cao Fenghuai threatened Qin Ying with Qiao Ying's safety, and promised to solve Qin Ying's life for the rest of her life after she was released from prison, forcing Qin Ying to take the blame.

In order to protect Qiao Ying who gave her a home, Qin Ying was charged with a crime that should not belong to her.

The belated truth finally came, and the murderer and his family members had been killed by a pair of extrajudicial hands.

Who do these hands belong to?

And the person who found Gong Guozhen, why did he buy Qin Ying's life?

Mingshu looked at the whiteboard, frowned in thought, the phone in the police pants vibrated, it was Xiao Yuan's call.

These days, although they are separated by two places, they talk very frequently. Ming Shu will report all the details and progress of the case to Xiao Yu'an, and Xiao Yu'an will also inform Ming Shu of Dong Ye's situation.

"Ju Xiao." Mingshu answered the phone.

"An unverified news." Xiao Yu'an said, "Seven years ago, the heart transplant performed by Chu Xin in country B was an illegal operation."