Madness of the Heart

"What Lin Jiao needs is a 'tool man' to help him take revenge." Xiao Yu'an held a mobile phone in one hand and a file in the other, striding down the corridor, and nodded to the passing team members while talking, "As for this' Whether the "tool man" is the baby girl Lin Zhongguo saved back then is actually not that important."

Ming Shu put one hand on the window frame of Chi Xiaomin's house, "Yes, that's what it means! I thought it was strange before——Chi Xiaomin's hatred for 'Ghost Card' and respect for Lin Zhongguo are too strong. Lin Zhongguo is Chi Xiaomin’s savior, that’s true, but when Lin Zhongguo saved her, she was just a baby and she didn’t know anything. Before she was 7 years old, she lived with an old man. I repeated I asked her, and found that she didn't seem to remember very clearly what happened before the age of 7. Under this "unclear" contrast, her respect and hatred were very clear. I suspect that those strong emotions are Lin Jiao spent the past ten years instilling it into her bit by bit—referring to Xu Yin, Lin Jiao is a psychologist who is very good at interfering with little girls' memories and thoughts. There is another very abrupt point, Chi Xiaomin said, the old man Tell her that it was a man dressed like a city man who handed her over to him. Then this man must be Lin Zhongguo, but why did Lin Zhongguo hand her over to an old man who could not guarantee her safety? This old man And why accept it? I judge that this is not Chi Xiaomin's real memory at all, but Lin Jiao instilled it in her, and Lin Jiao ignored the logical coherence and integrity during the indoctrination process. "

The window is facing the empty dam of smoked sausages in the west of the village, and the wind blows from there, filling the room with the smell of smoke from burning branches.

Mingshu was not used to this smell, turned around, closed the window by the way, and continued: "Lin Jiao can instill the same memories and feelings in any orphan girl who doesn't know her own background, but in remote villages in the north, many It is a little girl who has no parents and knows nothing about the past. Whether this little girl is the baby girl Lin Zhongguo sacrificed his life to save is not important to Lin Jiao at all. He is fully capable of convincing the little girl he has chosen. Lin Zhongguo is my benefactor, even if I risk my life, I will avenge Lin Zhongguo."

Xiao Yu'an was going to have a meeting with the Second Criminal Investigation Team next, it was still early, and there was no one in the meeting room.He opened the door and went in, found a random place to sit down, "There is also a possibility that Lin Jiao actually looked for the rescued baby girl, but the baby girl was already dead."

Mingshu's heart skipped a beat.

"Under the circumstances at that time, Lin Zhongguo was able to rescue the baby girl, but he might not be able to find a proper resettlement for the baby girl." Xiao Yu'an said: "Only He Maolian knew about his unannounced visit to Silin Town. It is absolutely impossible to hand over the baby girl to He Maolian. In other words, Lin Zhongguo does not have anyone he trusts to entrust the baby girl to him."

Ming Shu clenched his fists lightly, "I personally interrogated Qian Min, the boss of the 'Yunkou'. They spent a lot of effort looking for the baby girl, but they found nothing. Even they had to believe that the baby girl was dead."

"Whether Chi Xiaomin is the baby girl from back then, there is a way to find out now." Xiao Yu'an said, "There must be a record at the 'Yun Kou', which family's child the lost baby girl is from. Just do a DNA comparison and you will know. "

Mingshu was silent for a few seconds, and Xiao Yuan did not continue speaking.

The wind hit the unreliable window, making a crackling sound, the glass failed to block the smoke and dust, Mingshu sniffed his nose, his throat was itchy, and suddenly coughed.

"Have a cold?" Xiao Yuan asked.

"No, sausages are being smoked in the village." Mingshu clamped his phone between his shoulders and face, and took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, "I was thinking just now, if Chi Xiaomin was really just a 'tool man' chosen by Lin Jiao ', then her fate is too sad. She was originally just a 'black householder' in a poor village. She may have been abandoned by her biological parents or trafficked. Under the policy of the last ten years, it is entirely possible for her to obtain a legal With her identity, she can lead a normal life. It was Lin Jiao who harmed her."

Xiao Yu'an said: "When you learned of Lin Jiao's life experience, you put aside your rational side, and you actually felt sorry for him."

Mingshu sighed after being told, "That's right, but in fact... there is no essential difference between him and the people he revenged. Under the hatred, he has been 'assimilated', but he himself still It's just that they didn't find it. In the eyes of Qiao Xuehua and others, the dead baby girl is just a tool to realize one's wish—or greed. They knew that it was a life, but they still spent a lot of money to buy it. Chi Xiaomin also It's just a tool used by Lin Jiao for revenge. Lin Zhongguo saved the baby girl back then, and he never wanted her to be used by his son like this."

Mingshu took another look at the furnishings in the room, turned around and walked towards the yard, "Lin Jiao insisted on avenging his father, so he hid in the dark and pushed a girl to the front. This man..."

"A despicable and cowardly avenger." Xiao Yu'an said.

After Chi Xiaomin was brought to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, he had a DNA test immediately, and was then sent to Professor Sheng at the Psychological Research Center.

The campaign to eradicate the "ghost card" industry in the north is still going on. After receiving a call from Xiao Yu'an, Shen Xun immediately started looking for the baby girl's family, and learned that the baby girl's father had passed away and her mother was still alive.

After DNA comparison, Chi Xiaomin has no blood relationship with her.

Earlier, when the DNA comparison results of Chi Xiaomin and Yisi Alley's massive bloodstains came out, Xiao Man angrily slapped the report on the table, cursing: "Fuck! Beast!"

At that time, Xu Yin clearly described to Mingshu the "woman in front of the window" and "the horrific female corpse in the fourth alley". When comparing DNA, there is no result in the system.

Lin Jiao was very cunning. He not only instilled a false memory in Xu Yin to mislead the police, but also spilled Chi Xiaomin's blood on the fourth medical alley as "evidence".

"The blood was drawn from here." Chi Xiaomin touched his right arm, "Brother said it was useful."

Professor Sheng sighed, closed the door, let Chi Xiaomin stay inside alone, and said to Mingshu: "I'm sorry. Lin Jiao is my student, and I recommended him to the bureau. He made a mistake now, I have an inescapable responsibility."

Mingshu shook his head, "Lin Jiao didn't just make a mistake, he committed a crime."

Professor Sheng asked: "May I go and talk to him?"

"What do you want to talk to him about?"

"I……"

"You are pitying him." Mingshu said: "Pity his experience, pity his talent."

Professor Sheng sighed again, "Captain Ming, Lin Jiao was also the victim. If his father hadn't been killed, how could he have become what he is now?"

"Do you want me to pity him too, and then deal with this case with empathy?" Mingshu's voice was a little cold, not cold, but extraordinary calm and restraint.

It was the first time Professor Sheng saw Mingshu look so serious, "I just want you to consider the reason why he came to this step."

"Lin Jiao is the victim, that's right, his family was ruined by the 'monster card'." Ming Shu said, "But Professor Sheng, you also understand that since he used Chi Xiaomin as his 'tool man' ' From the beginning, he changed from a victim to a perpetrator, and he killed Lu Chao himself."

Professor Sheng has a complex expression, regretting his beloved apprentice, and complaining about the "unselfishness" of the serious crime team.

"I understand your feelings. Indeed, the root of the crime lies in the 'job card'. If Lin Zhongguo hadn't died and Lin Jiao had grown up in a healthy family environment, he would most likely become an excellent and upright person. Lin Zhongguo I named him 'Jiao', probably hoping that his life will be clean and bright. The fact is, he committed a crime." Mingshu said solemnly: "You have assisted us in our work for many years, but after all you are only a consultant, not a A real criminal policeman, you can pity him, but I, my brother in the serious crime team, can't."

Professor Sheng's slack eyelids trembled slightly.

"Because even we can't uphold justice and reason." Mingshu said: "Who should those who really need protection turn to? Who should they seek asylum?"

Since hearing He Maolian's recording, Lin Jiao has hardly spoken.The elite aura that always surrounded him was gone, and the light in his eyes disappeared little by little.

When the interrogator asked him questions, he seldom responded, and he didn't even move his eyes much, as if his body was still in this world, but his mind was pulled into another dimension.

Suspects generally don't meet each other, but the rule isn't ironclad.Standing opposite Lin Jiao, Chi Xiaomin called out "Big Brother" softly.

Lin Jiao finally reacted, raised his head, and looked at Chi Xiaomin in a daze.

Mingshu stared at the two in the surveillance.

It can be seen that Lin Jiao has no feelings for Chi Xiaomin at all, and he has no guilt at all. The lines of his face are twitching, his shoulders are shaking from light to heavy, his hands are clenched tightly, and his jaw and neck are tense.

"Brother." Chi Xiaomin said, "You don't like dried sausages, and you don't like sweet ones. I made a lot of spicy sausages this year, and they were all smoked. I... I thought you would come to Blue Water Village next time When you see me, I will give it to you."

Lin Jiao pursed her lips tightly, as if trying to suppress something.

"I'm not that baby, I know it all." Chi Xiaomin was very calm, this kind of calm was beyond many people's expectations. When she was speaking, she kept looking at Lin Jiao, even with a very shallow smile on her face, "I ...Actually, I don't hate you until now. I have no relatives, and I was lonely since I was a child. After the grandfather who took care of me left, only you have cared about me. Even if you use me, I think it's worth it. "

Saying that, Chi Xiaomin sighed, "My biggest regret is that I couldn't stop you. In fact, I could have..."

Chi Xiaomin lowered his head and wiped the corners of his eyes, as if he couldn't speak anymore, he raised his head again after more than a minute, "Brother, I don't hate you."

Lin Jiao clasped his head in both hands, exerting so much force that the tendons on the back of his hands almost burst.

Everyone heard his choked up voice.

"You have been telling me for ten years how upright and brave Uncle Lin is." Chi Xiaomin took a deep breath, and his voice became trembling, "You are Uncle Lin's son, and his blood is flowing in your body .You...Brother, I don't believe that you have not inherited Uncle Lin's integrity at all."

"Brother, plead guilty."

Sobbing and silence filled every corner of the interrogation room. After Chi Xiaomin left, Lin Jiao seemed to finally pull his mind back from another dimension.

"I want to hear that recording again," he said.

——"He asked me to assure him that if he encounters misfortune, he must not tell the police about his investigation of 'Ghost Card'... He did this to protect Lin Jiao...Those people can do anything, And even if the police can protect Lin Jiao for a while, they can't protect Lin Jiao for the first time...'I'm not a good father, but at least Lin Jiao shouldn't be hurt because of me'."

The recording was played over and over again, and Lin Jiao changed from choking up to crying bitterly.

No one knows what he is thinking at this moment, or maybe everyone can guess what he is thinking.

Lin Zhongguo's only selfishness in his life was to protect him, hoping that he would grow up safely.

Name him "Jiao", and hope that his life will be spotless.

But he fell into the filthiest mud, running counter to his father's expectations.

He failed Lin Zhongguo.

On this day, Lin Jiao confessed all the facts of the crime to the police, including killing Lu Chao hastily because Chi Xiaomin was exposed.

"Actually, when I killed Lu Chao, I was shaken. It turns out that killing is not that complicated. As long as the hatred and madness in your heart are strong enough, you can suppress the fear." Lin Jiao smiled wryly, "Lu Chao is an outdoor lover , I pretended to be an outdoor enthusiast, and he likes to take those breathtaking photos, such as jumping high on unmanned cliffs. It takes an afternoon to get a good photo of that kind of photo. When I was on guard, I stabbed him in the back of the heart and pushed him again. His life was gone."

Lin Jiao seemed to be reminiscing about the situation at that time, "If I knew it was so easy to kill people, why should I rely on Xiao Min? She... She was indeed killed by me. Team Ming, you guess I suspended the plan and sent Xiao Min to Lanshui Township, it’s because you’re back, and Director Xiao is also here. That’s true, I’m afraid of you, I don’t know if I’ll reveal my secrets in front of you—it turns out that I did reveal my secrets, in a mess. But it's not just because of you. I owe Xiao Min a lot. After killing someone, I understand that I can take revenge without her. In the future, let her live an ordinary life."

At the end of the confession, Lin Jiao mentioned his mother again.

"They all said that my mother abandoned me and never came back after going abroad. I thought so too when I was young, but in the past two years I suddenly understood that my mother left to avenge my father." Lin Jiao sighed , "She went to Southeast Asia, and the first batch of 'monkey cards' were sold to Southeast Asia. She is braver and crazier than me."

The police found Lu Chao's corpse at the place mentioned by Lin Jiao - most of the corpse had been eaten by animals.

As for Huang Yan, Lin Jiao's reaction was the same as Chi Xiaomin's, "I didn't kill her, she is not in my short-term target. Both her and Cai Xinyue's 'ghost cards' sell for less than 10 yuan. No. I’m going to deal with the rich and unkind people first.”

The finishing work of the case is still in progress, and Ming Shu went to Jiangbei No. [-] Village on Textile [-]st Road, Beicheng District.

After a period of time, this semi-new and not old residential area has a new topic. Not many people are still discussing the bizarre death of the owner of the courier station.

Huang Yan's home still remained the same as it was when Xiang Tao and others came to investigate for the last time. There was an inconspicuous odor floating in the air, and important signal lines were drawn on the ground.

Mingshu squatted beside the empty shelf, looking at the signal line on the ground.

The "Ghost Card" case involves a lot of things, and it is not only the "Master Craftsman" and the local gangsters and transnational criminal groups behind them who are about to face legal sanctions, but also the officials who colluded with them.The special operations team has already caused an "earthquake" in northern cities such as Xiaxi City. This clearing operation will not end in a short time, and it is likely to continue until next year.

But who would have thought that the origin of this storm was the owner of this courier station?Her death exposed the "ghost card" to the police, but she was not killed because of the "ghost card"—at least now, the possibility of Lin Jiao killing her has been ruled out.

So what was she killed for?

Mingshu closed his eyes, what appeared in his mind was Huang Yan's chest full of small holes.

The small hole was made by an ice hammer. What did the murderer want to express?

There was no warning belt pulled outside the courier station, and several residents gathered around the door, poking their necks and looking around, talking in low voices.

"The police are here again, hasn't the murderer been caught yet?"

"It's really scary. What if you commit crimes again? It's going to be a winter vacation. If the murderer can't be caught, I don't dare to let my granddaughter come and live."

Mingshu has sharp ears and even sharper eyes. When he came out of Huang Yan's house, he saw a woman with an unusual expression.

The woman looked to be close to 40 years old, she was wearing the trendy small waves recently, and she was wearing an apron around her chest. She was standing behind the residents and looked into the post station. When she saw someone coming out, she turned around and left.

Judging from her attire, she should also live near here.

But compared with the real spectators, she is not like the one who came to watch just because the police came again.

Ming Shu stood on the curb outside the courier station, watching the woman walk into the alley diagonally opposite.

Before the residents could disperse, two elder sisters who knew each other came up and asked Mingshu about the case, "Young man, when will you catch the criminal? We haven't been able to catch the criminal, and we don't feel at ease."

Mingshu put on his usual friendly smile when facing the masses, "The case is under investigation, and I will give you an explanation as soon as possible."

It's hard to say whether the residents were soothed by this sentence or by the handsome policeman's smile, and they all laughed along, "That's good, that's good."

Mingshu asked: "Who was the one standing with you just now?"

Hearing this, everyone looked back, and one said, "You mean Miss Shang?"

Someone said, "Sister Shang? Did Miss Shang come just now?"

"Didn't you see it? It's right behind us."

"I saw it, I saw it, she seems to be very concerned about the Huang family's affairs."

Everyone started talking one after another, but Mingshu didn't interrupt, just stood aside and listened.

"It's me, I also care about it. There is no business here, and her family's business has picked up all of a sudden."

"No one knows how to do business with her. I heard that they are going to close down?"

"Not at all, there are also courier companies that cooperate with her family..."

Mingshu understood that this sister Shang, like Huang Yan, also runs a courier station, but the business is mediocre.

In fact, when the corpse was first discovered, Mingshu knew that Huang Yan was good at business, because there were many online celebrity snacks in the store.Some customers, especially young people, will buy some when picking up and sending express delivery.

After listening to the residents chatting for a while, Mingshu walked to the alley where Shang Damei's house was located, and saw a signboard saying "Elephant Baby Inn".

There was only Damei Shang in the store—her full name was Shang Xiaoyu, and she opened this small shop with her husband, who was delivering couriers outside.

Seeing the police, Shang Xiaoyu was very nervous.

Although Ming Shu didn't participate in the visit of the Beicheng branch along the textile road, he knew that Li Chicheng and Xiang Tao had turned this area upside down. If Shang Xiaoyu had a problem, he couldn't hide it today.

But Shang Xiaoyu's reaction couldn't be ignored, Mingshu observed her for a while without beating around the bush, "Do you know anything about Huang Yan's death?"

Shang Xiaoyu quickly shook her head, "You guys, you have come to see me and my husband several times. After Huang Yan died, all the packages that should have been sent to her were sent to us, and our business has indeed improved. But It's really not us who killed her."

"I didn't doubt you." Mingshu said, "You don't need to be so excited."

Shang Xiaoyu's forehead was sweating, and he pursed his lips frequently.

Mingshu said: "I just want to know, do you know anything about Huang Yan's death?"

Shang Xiaoyu still shook his head.

Mingshu said: "Do you mind if I take a casual look in your store?"

Shang Xiaoyu was obviously unwilling, but he had no reason to refuse.

The storefront is not big, just like Huang Yan's, it is also a remodeled house.Ming Shu hurriedly walked around, then returned to Shang Xiaoyu.

Shang Xiaoyu felt even more uncomfortable.

"If you know something and want to tell me." Mingshu tore off a sticky note and wrote down the landline number of the serious crime team on it, "Contact me anytime."

Christmas is here, there is festive music playing in the malls, Christmas trees are placed in the atriums of all shopping plazas, and little shiny ornaments can be seen everywhere.

Xiao Yuan went to the Nancheng branch for a meeting, and Mingshu drove to pick him up. He happened to pass a shopping mall on the way home, so he decided to have dinner there before going back.

The weather is cold, Mingshu wants to eat fresh beef shabu-shabu.But they went late and didn't book a seat in advance. There were more than 20 people in the front line.

Xiao Yu'an originally wanted to say that he should change to another one, but Mingshu's appearance showed that his temper was on the rise, and he insisted on eating this one.

Xiao Yuan smiled and let him go.

The fresh beef shabu-shabu is facing the atrium, and the location is very good.There were performances around the Christmas tree in the atrium, and some children were chasing each other with inflatable weapons.

Mingshu calculated the time and estimated that he would arrive in half an hour, so he dragged Xiao Yuan to the atrium to watch the show.

Before he got close, he was hit on the leg.

Mingshu turned around and saw a bear kid smiling silly at him.

The inflatable mace from the bear kid on the leg.

In the atrium, there are many vendors selling this kind of toys. In addition to the mace, there are also hammers, rakes, and golden cudgels.

Mingshu's eyes fell on the mace.

To be precise, it fell on the mace's mace.