Madness of the Heart

The air conditioner in the office hummed slightly.

Xiao Yu'an said: "Before this, Xu Yin never mentioned that he had seen a mysterious woman. It was also after that that she identified the deceased in Yisi Alley as Chi Xiaomin. Her narration was very clear. How do you feel about this?" It should be the deepest."

Mingshu nodded.

"And now she actually says she can't remember." Xiao Yuan said: "One possibility is that someone did something to her after she left our sight and took away her memory. Another possibility is that someone After she came to the Municipal Bureau, what was instilled in her, and she was given a memory that should not belong to her. Now, after a period of time, Xu Yin himself can't figure out where this memory came from."

Mingshu thought of a name—Lin Jiao.

"Xu Yin was the key person who discovered Wu Zhen's body. When we investigated her background, we found that she had very serious psychological problems, so we temporarily sent her to the Psychological Research Center. Since then, Lin Jiao has been providing psychological counseling to her... ...Wait, let me think about it again." Mingshu turned around, lowered his head slightly, and put his right index finger on his lower lip, "It was Lin Jiao who came to the Criminal Investigation Bureau to find me that day, saying that Xu Yin ran away once, and then He was found back again, and said that Xu Yin told him that before he found Wu Zhen's body, he had seen another body."

Xiao Yu'an said, "So you went to the Psychological Research Center."

Mingshu said: "Xu Yin was staying in a room at the time, and for the first time mentioned to me that there was a mysterious woman—she used the word 'sister'—standing by her window in the middle of the night, and said that this woman was dead. In Yisi Alley, the death was very miserable. She also told me a guess that I have never understood—this woman wanted to 'replace' her."

Xiao Yuan said: "The reason why you believe her is because you think that from the analysis of her character and experience, she has no need to lie and deceive you subjectively. Second, her narration is very clear, with details, and there is no inconsistency. The first Three, you immediately send Xiao Man and Xu Chun to Yisi Alley, and you did find old blood there."

The wrinkles between Mingshu's brows deepened, and his voice sank a bit, "I may have made a mistake at that time. A woman was killed in Yisi Alley, and only Xu Yin saw it, and the body disappeared out of thin air the next day ——Xu Yin said so. So what is the logical basis for the murderer to do this? Why didn't he dispose of the corpse immediately after the murder, but instead threw the corpse in Yisi Alley? It doesn't make sense to throw the corpse, because the corpse was eventually taken away. Then The biggest possibility is that the murderer wanted Xu Yin to see the corpse."

"If Xu Yin saw all this with his own eyes, it is a memory that really exists in her mind. Assuming that no one has disturbed her recently, she shouldn't react like this." Xiao Yuan looked into Mingshu's eyes, "Now you have some inferences, don't you?"

Mingshu took a deep breath, and said slowly: "This is not Xu Yin's memory at all. She neither saw the mysterious woman outside the window nor the corpse in Yisi Alley, and in the end it was even more impossible to point to Chi Xiaomin's memory in the system. The photo says—it’s this sister. It was Lin Jiao who took the opportunity to guide her and imbued her with these fragments in the form of memory. Now, Xu Yin has left the Municipal Bureau, because of some reason, such as the limitation of short-term memory, This forced memory became blurred, and once someone showed her Chi Xiaomin's photo, she would have a headache... Connected, Xu Yin's series of reactions before and after this seemed to be connected. But... "

Xiao Yu'an said, "But why did Lin Jiao do this? What's the relationship between Lin Jiao and Chi Xiaomin?"

Mingshu's tone was a little hasty, "Xu Yin's appearance was actually an accident. If she hadn't played the game of finding corpses with her companions, we would not have interacted with her, and we would not have brought her back. It was me and Yi Fei decided to send her to a psychological research center, and I'm sure that we didn't get any interference from outsiders when we made this decision."

"Then it was an accident that Lin Jiao knew Xu Yin." Xiao Yuan said: "Lin Jiao has assisted the police in solving many problems in the psychological research center over the years, and he has never made any mistakes—at least we didn't find out. If Xu Yin didn't have that With special psychological problems, Lin Jiao might let Xu Yin go just like he did with his past relatives."

"I like the smell of corpses, I like to play games of finding corpses, and I found Wu Zhen." Ming Shu said while pacing, "People's thinking is easily affected by preconceived effects. Xu Yin found Wu Zhen, this is a fact, then she It's not incomprehensible to find Chi Xiaomin. So Lin Jiao took advantage of this point?"

Xiao Yu'an nodded lightly, "For a psychologist like Lin Jiao, it's too easy to affect a little girl's memory. Xu Yin is early wisdom, but she is a child after all, and she can't resist Lin Jiao."

After a pause for a few seconds, Xiao Yu'an said again: "What I just said is the least contradictory guess I can sort out so far. As for Lin Jiao's motive, Xu Yin insisted that Chi Xiaomin was dead at the time. From Lin Jiao's point of view, Chi Xiaomin's death will save him a lot of trouble."

"When the police are investigating a case, they usually don't suspect a dead person." Ming Shu's pupils shrank suddenly, "He is excluding a certain suspicion for Chi Xiaomin? Isn't this just proof that Chi Xiaomin and the 'job card' About the death?"

"Chi Xiaomin went to Wen Ling more than a year ago, hoping that Wen Ling would speak out on the platform of the newspaper, but she was disappointed in the end." Xiao Yu'an said: "In a desperate situation, she participated in a revenge. Lin Jiao believes that, If the police notice that the death of Qiao Xuehua and others was not a simple suicide, and start a detailed investigation, Chi Xiaomin may be found out, so they create an illusion that she is dead in advance."

Mingshu rubbed his forehead, "But I still haven't figured it out, what is the relationship between Lin Jiao and Chi Xiaomin? Why did he do this?"

"Don't startle the enemy for now, first check Lin Jiao's background. All I know now is that Lin Jiao is not from Dongye City. He studied at Los Angeles University and worked in other psychological institutions before becoming a consultant at the Psychological Research Center." Xiao Yu'an said Changing the topic, "There is one more thing I am more concerned about. The first Huang Yan we discovered was definitely a homicide, and there was a small hole on her chest with an unknown meaning. In her home, there was a complete set of 'ghost cards' to kill her. The person who died did not touch this 'job card'. The other two died by suicide, no matter whether they were stimulated or induced before their death, at least from the appearance, they all committed suicide, and the ' The "job card" is incomplete, and it seems to be taken away by someone, but the person who took the "job card" did not take all the "job card" away."

Mingshu lowered his head in thought, and said for a while: "The basis for the combined investigation is that they all bought the 'ghost card' of Silin Town and appeared on the same list, but Huang Yan's death showed different clues. Brother, Regarding the suicide of Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia, I thought about a possibility."

Xiao Yuan nodded, "Well, tell me."

"Li Sijia's wife, Xu Nan, said that he had been suspicious for a long time, always thinking that someone was trying to harm him. Xu Nan was used to her husband's words and deeds, so he didn't think that Xu Nan had any suspicious behavior before committing suicide. But Xu Nan also said later that he felt Li Sijia was a little strange before she disappeared, and she was often taken aback." Mingshu said: "Qiao Xuehua lived alone for a long time, but no one observed her changes in her daily life, but I speculate that she, like Li Sijia, was affected by Some kind of scare."

"Those who buy 'ghost cards' always 'believe in it'." Mingshu continued: "Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia are businessmen, and they need 'ghost cards', most likely because they think that 'ghost cards' can Improve their luck. Since this is the case, they must also believe that the "monster card" may backfire on the worshipers. After all, this is a kind of sorcery, and behind the luck is bloody slaughter. People who respect ghosts and gods are often the most afraid of ghosts and gods. The easiest way for the Avengers to deal with them is to scare them with karma."

Xiao Yuan said: "Let them feel that they have seen a ghost and are being targeted by the evil spirits in the 'Ghost Card'."

"Yes." Ming Shu said, "Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia are in the open, and the avengers—assuming it's Chi Xiaomin—are in the dark. If they play tricks, they will panic if they come a few more times. It is impossible for them not to know that it is not difficult to create the illusion that a baby girl is killing her to affect their psychology and spirit. It is impossible for them to call the police or even tell the people around them, otherwise the "job card" will be exposed The intimidation eventually caused them to appear certain abnormalities and chose to commit suicide."

"Chi Xiaomin may not be able to do it alone, but Lin Jiao is a psychological expert." Xiao Yu'an said: "In the last case, Luo Yi used psychological intervention to get the doctor who performed the illegal heart transplant to voluntarily come from upstairs. Jump off."

Mingshu said: "In this way, Lin Jiao will not only help Chi Xiaomin, but join hands with Chi Xiaomin."

After a moment of silence in the office, Ming Shu said again: "But what about Huang Yan? The two suicides, one homicide, and one disappearance are divided according to time. Before Xiao Min died, Huang Yan was after, and the specific situation is different..."

Xiao Yuan took two steps forward and stood in front of Mingshu.

Mingshu looked up, with a very serious look in his eyes, "Brother?"

Xiao Yuan raised his hands, and lightly touched Mingshu's temples with his fingertips.

Mingshu subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

There are calluses on Xiao Yu'an's fingers, and the skin at the temple is very thin. The calluses are pressed there. When the force is light, it feels numb and itchy. When the force is heavy, it's like being stabbed gently with a needle that is not sharp enough. It doesn't hurt and is very comfortable. .

Xiao Yu'an moved closer, and surrounded Mingshu in his breath. Mingshu was rubbed very comfortably, and a soft hum came out of his throat.

The intimacy came at just the right moment, exceptionally timely.

So many clues suddenly poured into his mind just now, Mingshu was eager to think and sort out, his brain was like an overloaded machine, and it went down for a while.

Xiao Yuan was always able to notice all his discomforts and give him the most appropriate care.

Less is not enough, more will inevitably delay the business.

Mingshu raised his eyelids and looked at Xiao Yuan closely.

Even though they have been together for many years and have seen each other's most masculine and loose appearances, the feeling of throbbing will not disappear because of this.

The heart in his chest was still jumping with joy for Xiao Yuan easily.

"I'm fine." Ming Shu held Xiao Yu'an's right wrist, moved it to his lips and kissed it.

While doing this, he kept looking into Xiao Yuan's eyes.

He likes to kiss Xiao Yu'an's hand, the fingertips are calloused, but not too rough, the fingers are slender, the back of the hand has distinct veins and bones.

very beautiful.

It seems strange to use "beautiful" to describe the hands of a man in his thirties, but in Mingshu's eyes, Xiao Yu'an's hands are beautiful.

Who said that only fair and delicate is beautiful?

He gladly bestows the word "beautiful" upon his favourites.

Xiao Yu'an smiled and withdrew his hand.

·

Mingshu's inference was confirmed in Beicheng Branch.

Li Chicheng found Tu Aijing, who used to be a nanny in Qiao Xuehua's house. She is 44 years old and is responsible for cooking and cleaning the room for Qiao Xuehua.Because Qiao Xuehua has a "cleanliness obsession" with private spaces, Tu Aijing hardly ever stays at Qiao Xuehua's house.

Even so, she was still the closest person to Qiao Xuehua's private life.

After Qiao Xuehua returned to her hometown suddenly, Tu Aijing found a new job.

"We asked her to find out about Qiao Xuehua's situation before returning to his hometown, and she shared a detail." Li Chicheng clicked on the video, "Qiao Xuehua was suspicious, saying that the soul of the 'child' had grown up, and came to her to ask for his life."

In the video, Tu Aijing was terrified, "I don't know what she did, but she said that, and I'm also scared, what's the soul of a 'child', what's a 'life', she is a rich person, she can give up money I can avoid disasters, but I can’t. I, I saw her talking about it for a long time. She was a strong woman in the company, but she changed when she came home. She burned incense and prayed to Buddha. I don’t know what she was thinking. We're together, even if she doesn't fire me, I don't intend to continue working."

The police officer asked: "What is the soul of the 'child'? Did Qiao Xuehua see it with his own eyes? Where did he see it?"

Tu Aijing shook her head, "How would I know this, I didn't see it."

"Didn't you hear about it from her?"

"She just complained to me, and told me intermittently." It can be seen that Tu Aijing has developed a psychological shadow, "She doesn't like to be disturbed. I used to leave after finishing my work. Later, she asked me to stay with her overnight. I prepared a room. I often heard her calling at night, shouting something like 'don't come here'. I was scared and didn't know what was wrong with her. I asked her during the day, but she didn't say anything. Later, I couldn't stand it anymore, so I mentioned it to her. Resigned. She begged me to stay and give me a raise. Later, her condition became more and more serious, and I was even more afraid. I planned to quit at the end of the month and say nothing. It turned out that it was not until the end of the month. She went home."

"Of the remaining 13 people, this is the only one who has had a 'hell' experience. Her experience is very similar to Qiao Xuehua described by Tu Aijing." Li Chicheng opened another video, and the person who appeared on the video was a woman dressed in a graceful manner. middle-aged women.

Yang Lilan, 40 years old, is a full-time housewife. Her husband runs a foreign trade company and spends very little time in Dongye City. Yang Lilan is not short of money, but she doesn't seem happy.

Facing the questioning of the criminal police, after a brief hesitation, she took out the "ghost card" she bought in Silin Town three years ago, which was 3 yuan just like Huang Yan's.

"I spent 170 million yuan to buy them." Yang Lilan looked weary. "At that time, I just learned that my husband was cheating. I heard that raising a 'ghost card' could restore the lost relationship, so I bought a set. But in fact, there is no Yes. I hid them at home according to the 'Master Craftsman', but my husband still didn't come back to take another look at me."

Yang Lilan laughed at herself, and lit a cigarette, "I have spent such a large sum of money, and my life has not improved a bit. In the past two years, I have seriously enshrined the 'Ghost Card' according to the rules. This year, I figured it out. Instead of hoping When the husband turns around, it is better to spend more of his money and live a comfortable life, so there is almost no support for 'job cards', so she came to trouble me."

The detective asked: "Which TA?"

"It's the dead baby girl." Yang Lilan said, "I saw her, she was dressed in white and had long hair. She grew up and came to seek revenge on me."

"Where did you see her?"

"In the yard of my house, she's standing there."

Yang Lilan lives in a detached villa with a semi-open backyard.

"When did it happen?" The criminal police asked along the way: "How do you know it's a dead baby girl? You only bought the 'ghost card' 3 years ago. Even if there is a ghost, it is only 3 years old."

"She called my mother, asked why my father didn't come home, and asked if she didn't help, that's why my father didn't come home, and that's why I didn't continue to support her. Who else could it be?" Yang Lilan began to tremble , as if seeing that horrible scene again, "She has grown up, she is not 3 years old, she is very thin, I can't see her face clearly, I can only hear her keep calling me, asking me why I took the blood from her heart, Now I don't continue to support her..."

"Calm down first." The criminal policeman had to stop asking and comforted him patiently.

After more than ten minutes, Yang Lilan got her emotions under control, and then continued: "I saw her four times in total, and the last time was in July this year. At that time, I was going crazy. Since the first time she appeared, I have re-enshrined her." She, but she won't leave, she wants to kill me!"

The detective asked: "July? Did you do anything at that time?"

Yang Lilan shook her head, "I don't know, I...I can't take it anymore, I'd rather commit suicide than being killed by her!"

suicide.

The most critical point.

Both Qiao Xuehua and Li Sijia committed suicide, and the missing Lu Chao may have committed suicide in a secret place.

Like Yang Lilan, they may have seen the so-called ghost and have been harassed by this ghost for a long time.

"If the person Yang Lilan saw continued to appear, we might now face three suicides." Ming Shu stared at the video, "The turning point was in July this year, that person did not go to Yang Lilan again."

Li Chicheng nodded, and the video continued to play.

"Maybe it's because she was satisfied with my offering. I burned paper for her later, and I wanted to ask a Taoist priest to save her, but I don't know her birth date." Yang Lilan sighed, "Actually, I know this is a crime. Accept any punishment."

The criminal policeman asked: "How did you learn about 'Ghost Card'?"

"This app is a folklore exchange forum." Yang Lilan pressed her phone a few times before handing it to the criminal police, "I am a member of this forum."

The forum is called "Their Voices", with a dark style and seemingly niche, but the real-time traffic is not low.

There is always a group of people who have enthusiasm for supernatural phenomena and supernatural events beyond the imagination of outsiders.

Yang Lilan showed a post she saw before buying "monster cards".

The post was posted anonymously, describing the production principles and uses of Qiuxu Village's "ghost cards". There are many replies below, most of which express interest.

Yang Lilan also responded to this post.

"Why can't I see it?" Mingshu slid his finger on the screen, "Hiding?"

"Our level is not enough." Li Chicheng said: "This post is in the 'Black Market Trading' section of the forum, and only senior members, that is, supernatural enthusiasts who have been stationed in the forum for a long time, can see it."

According to Yang Lilan, she replied with an attitude of sincere consultation - if the "ghost card" can help her save her husband, no matter how much it costs, she is willing to give it a try.So she replied very sincerely, describing her situation and needs in detail.

More than ten days later, the anonymous account asked her for her contact information in the form of an internal message.

About a month later, she received a call from a hidden number.

The other party told him that "Ghost Card" could hear her wish and help her realize it. If she really needed it, she would go to Silin Town in the north within three months to find a "master craftsman".

She asked who the "master craftsman" was, and the other party said that she didn't need to worry about this issue. After she went to Silin Town, she reported her name at the village entrance, and someone would naturally welcome her.

As for the price, the other party said that the "ghost card" is divided into different grades according to the purpose and spirituality of the baby girl. The cheap one can be bought for 3 yuan, and the expensive one can be sold for tens of millions.

"I was fascinated by the impulse, and immediately decided to buy a set of upper-middle-class 'monster cards'. After negotiating the price and the time to pick up the 'monster cards', I withdrew a sum of cash." Yang Lilan said: "Their The requirement is a cash transaction, pay with one hand, and deliver with one hand."

At the end of June three years ago, Yang Lilan went to Silin Town alone, and met an old man in his seventies who called himself a "craftsman" and took her into a dilapidated wooden house with several wooden boxes inside. There are baby girls who are crying or sleeping.

"Master Craftsman" pointed to one of the baby girls and said, "That's her."

The baby girl was wrapped in a thick quilt, with only half of her face exposed, and it was obvious that she was still alive.

She breathed evenly, her mouth pursed slightly.

For a moment, Yang Lilan wanted to pick up the baby girl and take her home to raise her.

She has no children, and her friends say that only when a woman has a child can she bind her husband.

But this thought quickly disappeared, and she clearly knew that this child was not her and her husband's blood, so what's the use of bringing it back?

She didn't see the process of "Master Craftsman" making "monster cards" with her own eyes.

She lived in Silin town for three days, and after three days, she got her own "ghost card" from the "master craftsman".

"Provide it, and it will make your wish come true." "Master Craftsman" said so.