Madness of the Heart

Dongcheng District, Tianrong Medical Beauty.

The elegantly decorated front hall is filled with a strong aroma, which is a mixture of various cosmetics, skin care products and perfumes, which is sometimes invigorating and sometimes drowsy.

From time to time, the sound of high-heeled shoes sounded on the clean floor, "Kick Kick Kick Kick".For those who have worked in the medical beauty industry for a long time, just by listening to the sound of footsteps, they can judge the identity of the visitor and which package is suitable for recommendation.

Just after the lunch break, it is time to be tired.Zhu Linglong mended her clothes in the bathroom, adjusted her pearly white dress, and returned to the front desk looking refreshed, but her mind was always thinking about other things.

She is the receptionist of Meili, a well-known doctor in Dongye City. She is responsible for welcoming people with a smile and giving preliminary guidance to the guests.

This job does not have much technical content. When applying for a job, HR examines whether the face is beautiful enough, whether the skin is good enough, whether the figure is graceful enough, whether the smile is sweet enough, and whether the response is fast enough.

She passed them all.

When she just graduated from college, her roommate still laughed at her behind her back, saying how a person who has graduated from a serious undergraduate degree can be reduced to work as a receptionist in a plastic surgery parlor.But no one talks about it now, because although she is just a receptionist, her salary is not lower than that of her "996" white-collar classmates, and she can also enjoy beauty benefits from time to time, so she can dress up beautifully all day long Show off your beauty to your guests.

In short, Zhu Linglong is very satisfied with this seemingly "inferior" job.

But these days, she really couldn't concentrate on her work.

There was another sound of high-heeled shoes, and a woman with curly hair shouted, "Xiao Zhu, bring the form that Ms. Han just filled out."

Xiao Zhu was Zhu Linglong, but she didn't seem to hear, she stood in the front desk like a log, staring straight ahead.

"Xiao Zhu?" The woman's voice was filled with obvious dissatisfaction, "Zhu Linglong!"

Liu Ying who was also at the front desk hurriedly reminded in a low voice: "Linglong! Linglong, why are you so dazed? Manager Chen called you!"

"Ah!" Zhu Linglong came back to her senses and apologized repeatedly, "Sorry, sorry, I'll come right away!"

After a quarter of an hour, Manager Chen was settled, and Zhu Linglong returned to the front desk lightly.

At this moment, there were no clients coming for consultation, so Liu Ying became gossipy, "Linglong, what's the matter with you these days? You're always absent-minded. I called you in the morning, but you ignored me."

Zhu Linglong sighed, and habitually touched the nails that she had spent more than 200 yuan on, "I don't know how to tell you."

Liu Ying said: "There are several men chasing you at the same time? You don't know how to choose?"

"What are you thinking?" Zhu Linglong punched Liu Ying lightly.

"You have always been very popular with men, so it's not surprising that several people are chasing you at the same time." Liu Ying said.

Zhu Linglong shook her head and asked, "Are you interested in the Chamber of Secrets?"

Liu Ying asked in confusion, "The secret room?"

Zhu Linglong asked: "Hey, do you know the newly opened 'Ninth Battlefield' in 'Tianyun Chaodu'?"

Liu Ying quickly shook her head, "You want to ask me out? I don't dare. I went into a haunted house once when I was young, and I was so scared."

"I didn't ask you to go. Didn't I change shifts with you a few days ago?" Zhu Linglong said, "I just went to catch the opening ceremony of the 'Ninth Battlefield'. I am a lover of secret rooms. I know many secret rooms. I’ve been there, and I’ve played some real-life games. But after I went in, I felt very uncomfortable, and I still have lingering fears.”

Liu Ying didn't quite understand, "Is it because of fear?"

"I can't say I'm scared." Zhu Linglong frowned lightly, "The secret rooms inside are basically related to massacres. The level of bloodiness exceeded my imagination, and it was very realistic. At that time, I always felt that if I continued to stay in it, I would also was tortured and killed."

Liu Ying was naturally timid, so she shivered, "I'm scared when I hear it."

Even if it was just a memory, Zhu Linglong had goosebumps, "I used to go to even the most terrifying secret room, even if it was a psychic-themed secret room, I didn't feel this way."

Liu Ying said: "But this also shows that the secret room is well designed. Oh right, you just said that you played a real game. What kind of real game?"

Hearing this, the uneasiness in Zhu Linglong's eyes disappeared, replaced by undisguised pride.

Liu Ying smiled and said, "Oh, your eyes are bright!"

"You might not believe me when I tell you." Zhu Linglong raised her chin slightly, "Hu Ying and I played the real werewolf game before."

Liu Ying didn't react at first, and screamed three seconds later: "What?"

"Keep your voice down!" Zhu Linglong quickly covered Liu Ying's mouth, "You want to call Manager Chen!"

"You're lying!" Liu Ying said excitedly, "That lake shadow? Impossible!"

"Really." The pride in Zhu Linglong's eyes was even greater, "A few years ago, when I was still in college, I joined a field game group, and Hu Ying was in it. He wasn't an artist at that time, or maybe he wasn't Hong, I don’t know him anyway, I just think he’s really handsome.”

Liu Ying said, "Show me the picture!"

Zhu Linglong said, "I didn't shoot."

"How is it possible!" Liu Ying said, "You don't take pictures when you see a handsome guy?"

"This kind of game group has rules. They don't ask for real information, don't take pictures, and they break up after playing." Zhu Linglong knew that what she said was not convincing, so she had to add, "If you don't believe it, forget it."

Anyway, after Huying became popular, she told several friends about it, but no one believed her, and they all thought she was just sensationalizing.

Over time, from the initial 100% certainty that the person named "Yanhuang" is Hu Ying, she is now only 90.00% sure.Because Yanhuang had been wearing a hat at that time, his facial features were still slightly different from the current Hu Ying.She works in the field of medical beauty, and knows that most celebrities will undergo micro-surgery, and Hu Ying should have undergone plastic surgery before she became popular.

She felt a little regretful, and thought that if she had a heart at the time, she secretly took a picture of Yanhuang, or asked Yanhuang for a contact information.

But thinking about it again, Yanhuang was eliminated because of her, and finally left angrily.

Yanhuang must hate her very much.

Sigh, forget it——Zhu Linglong could only comfort herself——I'm someone who is hated by Hu Ying, and it's better to hate than not to know at all.

·

Because of the small conical holes in the soles of the feet, Mingshu resolutely merged Li Zhaofeng's case and Huang Yan's case.

"Li Zhaofeng and Huang Yan, one is the planner of the shopping center, and the other is the owner of the courier station in the residential area. Their occupations seem to have nothing to do with each other. According to the communication records we have so far, they have never contacted each other." Ming Ming Shu said: "The similarity between these two people is that they are more or less related to the Chamber of Secrets. The murderer knew them, and they might know each other."

Fang Yuanhang frowned and thought, "Know each other, but never contact, what's the relationship?"

"Based on their hobbies, I think they may be homosexuals." Yi Fei said: "But the nature of this homosexuality is different from that of Huang Yan and Cai Xinyue. Huang Yan and Cai Xinyue met on the Internet. However, because of the frequent network contact, the North City Branch Bureau found Cai Xinyue. However, Huang Yan and Li Zhaofeng’s communication and network records do not have each other.

Mingshu said: "Their acquaintance did not rely on the Internet..."

"I remembered!" Fang Yuanhang said: "My mother liked to play mahjong after she retired. Every day after lunch, she would go to the teahouse in the next neighborhood. The owner of the teahouse gathered a table of people and they could start playing. They They can be regarded as the same friends, but apart from playing mahjong, my mother has no other contact with them. If you only look at the communication and network records, my mother and her circle of mahjong friends are strangers."

"So the relationship between Huang Yan and Li Zhaofeng may be similar to mahjong?" Yi Fei thought for a while, "It's common for middle-aged and elderly people who don't know each other to get together to play mahjong, but young people..."

"Board games." Mingshu said: "When board games first became popular, the business model of many board game bars was similar to that of teahouses - after customers arrived at the store, they were arranged to join tables, and as long as there were enough people, they could play games together."

Yi Fei nodded, "Wang Jun did say that one of Li Zhaofeng's hobbies is board games."

Fang Yuanhang said excitedly: "Let me follow along. Huang Yan and Li Zhaofeng met somewhere—such as a board game—and played one or more games together. This is their intersection, and it may even be the only one. Intersection. They recognized each other's face, but they didn't know each other's true identity, and they didn't keep contact information. And now, they were killed one after another, and the murderer's marks were left on the bodies."

Yi Fei looked at Ming Shu: "Then what is the murderer's motive?"

Mingshu pointed his fingers together, closed his eyes and meditated for a moment, then slowly said: "The murderer wants to kill all the participants in that game?"

Fang Yuanhang stood up, "What irreparable damage has been caused to the murderer by the game played by Huang Yan and Li Zhaofeng? The murderer is taking revenge?"

Yi Fei crossed his arms and walked around the table twice, "Now we can neither determine the murderer's motive nor the identity of the murderer. If the facts are close to what we inferred just now, the murderer must not only kill Huang Yanhe Li Zhaofeng. Now it is difficult for Huang Yan to dig out new clues, but Li Zhaofeng still needs to be investigated. Wang Jun said that Li Zhaofeng loves to play. After they got married, or even before, what did Li Zhaofeng play, Wang Jun didn’t say If you know all, you must know some of it.”

"Wait a minute." Mingshu opened his eyes.

Fang Yuanhang asked, "Master, what's the matter?"

"Is it possible for Huang Yan and Li Zhaofeng to have other intersections?" Mingshu said, "Except for the one we just thought of."

Yi Fei said: "Do you think the inference just now was too hasty?"

"It's still in the early stages of investigation, and I'm worried that if the direction is wrong, more and more problems will appear later." Ming Shu frowned, "We must be more cautious."

The meeting room fell silent for a moment, and a few minutes later, it was Ming Shu who spoke: "No other ideas?"

Fang Yuanhang scratched his hair—he had a little spare time two days ago, so he rushed to get a new hairstyle. Unfortunately, none of the brothers in the serious crime team noticed except his master, and although his master noticed When he arrived, he didn't praise him a word.

"I don't have one at the moment." He said, "Master, I will tell you as soon as I have a flash of inspiration."

Mingshu laughed, "Go and shave your head, maybe you will have a flash of inspiration right away."

"How can I do that?" Fang Yuanhang patted his forehead very cherishingly. It is said that the criminal police has been working for a long time, and his hairline is worrying. His hair is still quite thick now, and he can't shave his hair when he shaves anything. "There are regulations in the bureau. You can't shave your head."

Yi Fei said: "Xiao Ming was joking with you."

Mingshu picked up the document and tapped it on the table, "Okay, let's go ahead with this line of thought for the time being, we can't afford to waste time, and focus the investigation on Li Zhaofeng."

·

Qingjiangyuan residential area.

Wang Jun's face was haggard, but his emotions were not as broken as before.She and Li Zhaofeng's 4-year-old daughter stood timidly at the door of the bedroom, ignorantly watching the stranger who came to their home, and took a step back cautiously.

She knew her father was dead, but she still couldn't understand what "dead" meant.

"This is the knife I stabbed him that day." With a trembling right hand, Wang Jun handed the fruit knife in front of Mingshu, "I still cursed him and hoped that he would die. If I knew that once he left, I would never come back again." , even if I try my best, I still want to keep him. In fact... In fact, we also had a very happy time."

Mingshu put the fruit knife into the evidence bag, carefully inspected several rooms, and finally walked into the study, turned around and asked: "The study is usually used by Li Zhaofeng, right?"

Wang Jun wiped his tears and nodded, "Yes, he always said that he needs to bring back some work to do, but I have observed that when he is in the study, he is almost always playing games."

Xiao Man, who was putting latex gloves on his hands, glanced at Wang Jun upon hearing this.

Because of the small hole on the sole of Li Zhaofeng's foot, Wang Jun's suspicion of committing the crime has basically been ruled out, but her words, deeds and reactions are still intriguing.

In the previous sentence, she was still expressing her grief over her husband's murder and her remorse for not being able to stop him from leaving home. In the latter sentence, she began to complain about her husband's faults again.

In just a few seconds, one person's emotions for another can have such a big fluctuation.

Xiao Man shrugged slightly.

As an unmarriageist, he couldn't understand the feeling of mutual dependence and mutual hatred between husband and wife.People are the most liar animals, especially between husband and wife.

The evidence is better, presented there objectively, and will never lie to the trace inspector.

Sensing Xiao Man's gaze, Wang Juan frowned unhappily, and followed Ming Shu into the study.

Mingshu didn't bother with the computer, opened the bookcase beside him, and glanced at the few books.

The bookcase occupies one wall. It is said to be a bookcase. In fact, it should be more accurately called a locker. It is divided into upper and lower parts by a thick wooden board. The bottom floor contains Wang Jun's teaching books, keyboards, mice and other tools, and the second floor contains game information books, various cards, outdoor reference books, travel guidebooks, and sports magazines.

"Are these Li Zhaofeng's things?" Mingshu asked.

Wang Juan took a look, and his voice choked up again, "Yes. I only occupy one of the four floors, and the other three floors belong to him."

Mingshu took out a travel guidebook and flipped through a few pages.

This is not the kind of travel book that is best-selling in bookstores, and it does not introduce popular attractions, but very small, undeveloped natural scenery or remote villages.

There is an ISBN, and it is not printed by travel enthusiasts, but it is obviously aimed at a small group.

"Li Zhaofeng likes to travel to remote places?" Mingshu asked.

Wang Jun nodded, "Zhaofeng likes to find the route by himself, and can always find interesting attractions. I was attracted by him at the beginning, and I talked about marriage with him because he has a kind of vitality. When I am with him, I feel like I am on my own. They're all getting younger."

Mingshu flipped through Li Zhaofeng's book while listening to Wang Jun's narration.

"When I first got married, Zhaofeng took me to many small places. The southwest, northwest, and northeast were not famous tourist destinations. There were no tourists. Except for the locals, it was just the two of us. I was very fortunate to marry such an interesting people."

"But later, we had a child, and my father was paralyzed in bed again. The financial burden on the family became heavier, and there were more and more frictions between us."

Wang Jun's shoulders trembled, "After the baby was born, he never took me on a trip again, and he no longer took care of the family. He regarded us as a burden, played games when he was free, ran around alone, and even saved a sum of money in private. .As for hate, I...I do hate him."

The more Xiao Man listened to it, the more embarrassing he became.Wang Jun was older than Li Zhaofeng. When he fell in love and just got married, Wang Jun felt that he had become younger by living with Li Zhaofeng. Jun no longer felt that he was getting younger because of Li Zhaofeng, but Li Zhaofeng felt that he was getting old day by day when he was with Wang Jun.

Marriage is a process of constant mutual consumption.When Xiao Man came to call the police, he once again thought that it would be better to be alone for the rest of his life.

But he took a look at Mingshu, and found that Mingshu didn't respond to Wang Jun's words.

Speaking of which, he is about the same age as Mingshu.As early as two years ago, he was urged to marry by his family. Now that the Spring Festival is approaching, if there is no case during the Spring Festival this year, he will have to go home for the New Year. Going home for the New Year means being forced to marry by the whole family.

And Mingshu seems to be a single dog, and it seems that there is no possibility of spreading dog food in a short time.

As a peer, Mingshu must have been urged by his family.

Xiao Man decided to take some time to share with Ming Shu the experience of single dogs "running away from marriage".

Not seeing anything wrong with the travel illustrated book for the time being, Mingshu put the book back and touched the card next to it with his finger.

Werewolves kill.

The cards are housed in a fairly exquisite box, which looks like a collection at first glance.There is another box of Werewolf on the bookshelf, with traces of use.

For a person who likes to play board games, it is not surprising that there is a werewolf killing card at home, after all, this was also a popular game.

Besides Werewolf Killer, Li Zhaofeng has several other cards.

"What is the best board game Li Zhaofeng plays?" Mingshu asked.

"This..." Wang Juan glanced at the bookshelf, "Let's kill the werewolf."

The third shelf of the bookshelf is empty, without anything.

Clearly, the bookcase was oversized, and the couple didn't have much to fill it with.

Mingshu took a few steps back, and suddenly saw a white skull on the top shelf of the bookshelf.

The tops of the bookcases are flush with the ceiling, and each level is deeper.The skull was placed in the deepest place. Mingshu didn't notice it when he first opened the bookcase, but he noticed it now, and he needed a stool to get it.

There was only one computer chair in the study. Mingshu pushed the computer chair over and was about to step on it when Wang Jun suddenly grabbed his arm.

"Are you going to get the things on it?" The sadness in Wang Juan's eyes faded a little, and something related to fear and panic floated up.

Mingshu withdrew his arm, "Is there any taboo?"

Wang Jun shook his head, "No, but it's unlucky. I usually don't want to see them, so I put them so deep."

Mingshu still stood up, and for a moment, he even thought that there was a set of "monster cards" hidden in a blind corner on the top floor.

But in the next moment, he knew that this was impossible.

All the people with "ghost cards" in Dongye City have been found out, and Li Zhaofeng is not among them.

Stepping on the computer chair, the field of vision was wider. Mingshu saw not only a skull on the top floor, but also a dark brown mask with protruding eyes and a wolf's head with its fangs exposed.

They are facing him, forming a very visually impactful picture.

"Did Li Zhaofeng bring it back?" Mingshu asked.

"Yes." Wang Jun said: "Sometimes when he goes out alone, he will bring back these things, saying they are souvenirs. I think it's scary, I quarreled with him, and asked him who would buy souvenirs like skulls... But he didn't If you don’t listen, I will do my own thing.”

When getting close, Mingshu smelled a strange smell, very slight, but not unattainable.

Mingshu was wearing gloves, and the first thing he took out was the wolf's head.

This is not a real wolf head, but a prop headgear made of plastic, artificial leather, and artificial fur, which is suitable for wearing on the head of an adult male.The two eyes of the wolf were blood red, there was a hideous scar on the eyelids, and the fangs were white. It looked as if it had been irritated by something.

Just looking at it like this, the wolf head is not scary, but if it is worn on the head and suddenly appears in front of a timid person, it can still scare the opponent enough.

Xiao Man walked in, "Ming team, show me."

Mingshu handed him the wolf's head, and picked up the protruding eye mask.

The mask is made of metal, and it is heavy in the hand. There is a layer of stains on the surface, and there is dust in the gaps. It must have been cleaned for a long time.

This kind of protruding eye mask is not uncommon. It originated from the worship of eyes and light by a primitive group in the west.But many similar souvenirs on the market are made of plastic, not many made of metal, and this mask does not look like a mass-produced mask.

Mingshu also handed the protruding eye mask to Xiao Man, and finally picked up the skull.

He originally thought that skulls, like wolf heads and eye masks, were all props—some people just like to collect these weird things.But the moment he picked it up, he suddenly discovered that it was not a prop, but a real skull.

Where did Li Zhaofeng get this kind of thing?

"Xiao Man." Ming Shu got off the computer chair, "Look at this."

As a trace inspector, Xiao Man is naturally more professional than Ming Shu. After taking a serious look, he said, "This is a human skull."