Madness of the Heart

Hu Ying lay half dead in the hospital, and the popularity of the news did not drop because of the approach of the Spring Festival.

When Mingshu rushed to the hospital, fans and reporters from all walks of life were still fighting with the special police, waiting for an opportunity to rush into the ward.

A few days ago, when Hu Ying learned that Hu Yao had passed away, she was surprisingly calm. After a while, she shed tears alone.From then on, Hu Ying didn't speak much, and she didn't respond to the doctor's and police's questioning. Her whole body seemed to be an empty shell, waiting hopelessly for death.

Mingshu stood beside the bed, looking down at the shadow of the lake.

Hu Ying's eyes were open, but the light in those eyes remained motionless.

Mingshu moved a chair, "I know you are awake now."

Hu Ying didn't respond.

Mingshu said: "Only those who are awake will suffer, and they will try their best to close themselves up."

Hu Ying's eyelashes moved slightly, and the corners of her lips trembled slightly.

"The expert's appraisal results have come out. You have serious mental problems. What you said in the interrogation room that day may be your delusions." Mingshu sighed, "I don't count."

Hu Ying blinked, and those dead lights finally moved in the bottom of his eyes.

Mingshu asked, "What's on your mind right now?"

Hu Ying didn't answer, but slowly closed her eyes.

"Miss Hu Yao? Hate your parents for not saving Hu Yao? Hate yourself for not being able to protect Hu Yao to the end?" Ming Shu paused, then continued: "I'm still thinking, life is like a dream, made up of one mistake after another, It would be great if I didn't enter the entertainment circle because of Hu Yao."

Hu Ying's hands were outside the quilt.

Mingshu clearly saw that there was a movement of his fingertips to gather and then let go.

Hu Ying was struggling.

Mingshu turned his eyes back to Hu Ying's face, "Anyway, there is no cure for Hu Yao's disease, even the doctor said that Hu Yao may not live to be 10 years old, no matter how hard you work and how much money you make, you can't last forever Leave Hu Yao behind. She is destined to leave you."

Hu Ying shook her head, her eyes were already wet.

Mingshu continued: "Think about it, people are really the stupidest animals. They put their whole lives into it for the sake of others. Sheng Zhi is like this, and so are you. If it wasn't for others, you might still not be able to get ahead, but at least There will be no bad luck.”

A line of tears flowed from the wet corner of the eyes, Hu Ying pressed her lips tightly, and the heaving of her chest became rapid.

Mingshu glanced at the medical equipment beside the bed, "Huying, you regret it."

Eyes full of tears finally opened, Hu Ying shook his head, his voice was hoarse and trembling, "I have no regrets, I have never regretted saving Hu Yao!"

Mingshu said, "You are finally willing to speak."

Hu Ying was startled.

"In order to exchange a few words with you, I have to use some means." Ming Shu said: "Although the experts have drawn conclusions, and our preliminary investigation of He Yang failed to find anything, if what you said is true, I will definitely find evidence to bring He Yang and the group behind He Yang to justice."

Hu Ying smiled wryly, "The experts have said that I'm a lunatic."

As she said that, Hu Ying patted her chest first, and then tapped her temples, "There are problems here and here. Everything I say is nonsense and cannot be taken seriously. Why are you so serious? "

Ming Shu said in a solemn voice: "Why do demons run rampant in the world? Why do innocent people die with peace? Because demons are born noble? Because ordinary people are just worms that can be easily trampled to death in front of them?"

Hu Ying opened her eyes wide, her pupils pressed tightly, and tears gushed out again.

"Are you willing?" Mingshu said, "I understand that you are now ashamed and unable to fight or fight, but are you willing?"

Hu Ying shook his head, tremblingly said: "Stop talking, you don't understand..."

"Don't understand what?" Mingshu said, "Don't understand the screams of insects? Or don't you understand the cruelty of this world?"

Hu Ying covered her pale face, her thin body seemed to collapse soon.

"That's right, I really can't empathize with your pain. In the final analysis, we are different individuals with different growth environments, different current situations, and different futures." Mingshu said, "I didn't come here to empathize with you. , I don't understand your despair, but I understand the responsibility of the criminal police."

Hu Ying raised her head in surprise, "The criminal police's...responsibility."

"Those cold data prove that you have a mental problem, and everything you said cannot be evidence." Mingshu said: "But are you really just delusional?"

Hu Ying said: "I..."

"During the interrogation, you reacted very differently before and after, and what you said later directly overturned what you said earlier. I can understand that you were afraid that Hu Yao would be hurt by those people." Mingshu's tone sank, "But now, Hu Yao has left. Your only concern no longer exists!"

Hu Ying squeezed the quilt tightly, "What do you want me to say?"

Mingshu said: "I want you to look me in the eyes and tell me that everything you said is not a delusion, not a lie, but a personal experience of you and Sheng Zhi!"

After a while, Hu Ying suddenly laughed bitterly, "What's the use of me telling you? You also said that the words of a lunatic are not enough evidence at all."

Mingshu raised his voice, "But I must be sure, you are not lying!"

Hu Ying froze, "Well, what then? Can you go and catch He Yang?"

Mingshu said: "Then do your best to fulfill the duty of a criminal policeman."

"You..." Hu Ying said, "Are you really willing to help me?"

"Didn't you hear what I said? Then I'll say it again." Mingshu said, "Why are demons rampant in the world?"

The ward was filled with hoarse sobs, for a long time, Hu Ying wiped away tears, looked at Ming Shu, and said with all her strength: "I didn't lie, I didn't have delusions, I swear, it was He Yang who forced me to kill Sheng Zhi! "

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The Spring Festival holiday is here, and no one in the city bureau or each sub-bureau has a holiday.Recently, there have been no vicious cases that must be solved immediately, and the serious crime team has also been placed on the duty list.

On New Year's Eve, all the police are on standby.

The MES shopping mall in Beicheng District gathered countless citizens waiting to hear the bell and watch the fireworks. The special police were holding shields and batons to maintain order.

There are three patrol cars parked in the northeast corner of the mall - there are no less than 20 patrol cars like this around the MES mall.

Ming Shu carried two bags of milk tea and ran into the car quickly, "Get it by yourself, there are too many people, and I have been queuing for half an hour, and I froze to death."

There are only three team members in the car, Yi Fei, Xing Mu, and Zhou Yuan.

New Year's Eve is the most important day, and even technical team members like Xing Mu Zhouyuan were pulled out.But they were very open minded, especially Xiao Man.

The big brother was patrolling outside with Fang Yuanhang at this time, saying that it was just right to work overtime during the Spring Festival, and he didn't have to go back to face the family's urging marriage.

"When you first came back in summer, you investigated the case that happened in the MES shopping mall." Yi Fei held the milk tea and looked at the crowded crowd outside through the window glass, "If you were not right here, the murderer would still kill me without knowing it." How many children died."

Mingshu smiled: "Tsk, don't call me a hero."

Xing Mu sat at the back, snatched the richest cup, and said shyly while drinking, "Who doesn't know that you are shopping for clothes?"

"Pfft—" The milk tea that had just been sucked into his mouth was choked out, and Zhou Yuan repeatedly apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Didn't it spray you?"

Mingshu picked up a pack of toilet paper and threw it to him, "It's okay, wipe it yourself."

After finishing speaking, I looked at the back seat, "Mr. Xing, Brother Xing, do we have to talk heart-to-heart? Why do you always fight against me?"

Xing Mu blushed and became even more cowardly, "You are the leader, how dare I go against the leader?"

"Then you complain about me?" Mingshu said with a smile, "Still grabbing my milk tea?"

Xing Mu looked at his milk tea, "Is this yours? Then I'll pay you back."

Mingshu waved his hand, "I hate it."

Xing Mu shrank back inside again.

Yi Fei smiled, "Xiao Ming, you always bully Teacher Xing, no wonder he is afraid of you."

"I'm wronged." Mingshu raised his hand in a gesture of surrender, "I've never bullied Teacher Xing. But you, Xiaoming who opened his mouth, and Xiaoming who shut his mouth, are you addicted to calling me? Do you know that the brothers in the next door in Los Angeles call me that?" Xiao Ming?"

"Xiao Ming is so kind." Yi Fei said, "Calling you Xiao Ming means that we love you."

"Fuck you." Mingshu kicked Yi Fei, "Who wants you to love?"

It is already 11 o'clock in the evening, and in another hour, the bell will ring and the fireworks show will begin.

The four of them chatted for a while, and Zhou Yuan sighed, "I didn't expect Team Liang to leave like this."

"Those who celebrate Chinese New Year, don't use the unlucky word 'go'." Yi Fei said, "Team Liang just doesn't work in our business anymore."

Mingshu's eyes deepened a little.

Liang Zhao applied to be transferred from the Criminal Investigation Bureau to the Beicheng Branch a few months ago, on the grounds that he would assist the branch's work.But in fact, Liang Chao hardly participated in important work in the branch.Li Chicheng, the vice-captain, has always been in charge of the criminal investigation. Liang Zhao didn't even show up when the sub-bureau faced two murder cases involving women.

Some team members speculated that Liang Chao had fallen into a trough, but no one thought that Liang Chao would resign years ago.

Liang Zhao's qualifications are relatively mediocre, and his vision is not broad. He is not as good as Xiao Yu'an in all aspects. Except for experience, he can't even catch up with Ming Shu, but he was promoted from the serious crime team. Growing up, everyone complained about him before, but now that he has taken off his police uniform, everyone's resentment has become nostalgia.

Human emotions are so complicated.

"Then Team Liang is no longer a policeman, what will he do in the future?" Zhou Yuan asked.

"Who knows?" Yi Fei said, "He left after completing the formalities, and he didn't even return to the crime team to take a look."

"I think he's quite tired too." Xing Mu poked his head out from the back seat, "If I were him, maybe I'd quit my job too."

Yi Fei hurriedly said: "Mr. Xing, you can't resign. You left your burden and ran away. Where can Xiao Ming and I find a good forensic doctor like you?"

Xing Mu glanced at Mingshu.

Yi Fei patted Ming Shu on the shoulder, "Right, Xiao Ming."

Ming Shu was absent-minded, and gave a perfunctory "hmm".

Xing Mu pursed his lips.

Yi Fei said again: "Teacher Xing can't leave."

"I will definitely not leave." Although Xing Mu is afraid of the leader, he is really passionate about the forensic job. Even if Mingshu wants to drive him out, he may not be able to drive him away. I've reached the age, but it's hard to go up based on my ability and qualifications, and now Director Li has retired, so it's better to find another way out than to be so embarrassingly exhausted."

Yi Fei nudged Ming Shu with his elbow, "Why didn't you talk all of a sudden?"

"Huh?" Ming Shu sucked on the pudding with a "huh huh huh", "I heard what you said."

"Didn't Captain Liang talk to you before he left?" Yi Fei asked.

Mingshu shook his head, "I've been very busy these days, and I wasn't in the bureau the day he came back to go through the formalities."

"boom--"

The sound of fireworks rising into the sky suddenly came from outside, and it sounded like a gunshot through the glass.

"It's not time yet." Zhou Yuan turned on his phone and looked at it, "Why did it start now?"

"Try it." Mingshu threw the finished milk tea into a plastic bag, opened the car door, "I'll go out and have a look."

The MES mall is an open shopping mall with a large area, an indoor atrium, and a square outside. Every Christmas, New Year's Day, and Spring Festival, celebrations are held regularly, and other small festivals often have performances.

It was 11:[-], and under the guidance of the police and security guards, people gathered in the square in an orderly manner—it was the best place to watch the fireworks display.

Mingshu criminal police at this level don't need to patrol with shields, but the higher the position, the more they can lead by example. They must stay in the assigned duty area and be responsible for the entire divided area.

The square was too crowded. He was hit by the crowd several times before finally finding a remote place with not too many people.

It is the most unrealistic to call at this time, he sent a message to Xiao Yuan: "Brother, where are you?"

Xiao Yu'an quickly replied: "Look in the direction of your two o'clock."

Mingshu immediately looked up and saw Xiao Yuan standing on the third-floor platform of Block A and waving at him.

"Why are you there?" Mingshu asked, "You saw me a long time ago?"

Xiao Yu'an said: "It's clean here, and the view is good. As soon as you got off the police car, I found out."

As expected of a special operations team sniper, his eyes were terribly sharp, and any movement in the square might not escape Xiao Yuan's sight—Mingshu thought so, and ran to Block A quickly.

The police set up two command centers at the MES, one at the west end of the square, and the other at where Xiao Yuan was standing at this time.

Naturally, it is impossible for Xiao Yuan to be the only one in the command center, but Mingshu's appearance at this time does not seem abrupt.

They were all wearing the equipment of the Special Police Corps, and Ming Shu reported the situation to Xiao Yu'an as soon as he arrived, acting like a businessman.

It was almost 12 o'clock, and the fireworks trial stopped, and the square was quiet for a while, and everyone was waiting for the New Year's bell to ring.

Xiao Yuan pointed to the railing, "Let's go over there."

Ming Shu followed Xiao Yu'an and walked over, standing still and turning his head to look at Xiao Yu'an's profile.

Xiao Yu'an smiled, "Take you to see the fireworks, do you see me?"

"Brother." Mingshu took a deep breath of cold air, "It's amazing."

Xiao Yu'an knew what he was referring to, and gave a low "hmm".

"This is actually the first time we spend New Year's Eve together after I became a criminal police officer." Ming Shu said with his eyes burning, "It's amazing, it's really rare."

He established a relationship with Xiao Yu'an very early on. Xiao Yu'an was his elder brother, his first love, and the person who would accompany him for the rest of his life. We met before, but waiting for the New Year's bell and New Year's fireworks together like now is strange and long-lost.

The crowd below started counting down spontaneously, and numbers appeared on the gorgeous screen.

Xiao Yu'an said, "You count too?"

Mingshu quit, "I am a mature man now."

When he was a child, Mingshu liked Chinese New Year the most. Even though he couldn’t make it past 12 o’clock, he still begged Xiao Yu’an while dozing off: “Brother, you must call me, I want to set off firecrackers with you!”

——Last year, Mingshu fell asleep after 9 o'clock. When it was almost 12 o'clock, Xiao Yuan yelled, but he didn't wake him up. Firecrackers, such a loud noise did not wake Mingshu up.The next morning, when Mingshu saw the red confetti all over the floor, he knew how fierce the "battle" was at night, but he couldn't participate in it, so he cried a lot because of this, even the skinny Xiao Jincheng had to Buy candy to coax.

That year Mingshu still fell asleep at 9 o'clock, but Xiao Yuan woke him up before 12 o'clock. Mingshu followed the countdown with his three brothers in a daze, but after a few minutes of excitement, he fell asleep in Xiao Yuan's arms again. fell asleep.

Ming Shu was ridiculed by Xiao Jincheng for a long time because he was sleepy and wanted to keep his old age.

The young boy back then has already become a strong and responsible man.

Xiao Yu'an turned his face slightly, and the eyes of the two met gently.

At this moment, the New Year's bell rang, and people cheered, leaving behind all the unsatisfactory things of the past year, and happily welcoming the new year.

Clusters of fireworks flew to the purple-red sky, blooming into twinkling stars, reflected in the eyes of everyone who watched them.

Mingshu wanted to hold Xiao Yuan's hand very much, just like setting off firecrackers together when they were children.

Xiao Jincheng was always the main force setting off firecrackers, Xiao Muting dragged the firecrackers and ran away, and Xiao Jincheng jumped and made a fuss.

Originally, Xiao Yu'an also liked to drag firecrackers to run, but when he ran, Ming Shu also ran. Firecrackers are such a festive thing, after all, there are dangers, and Ming Shu is the least. If they are blown up, the consequences will be disastrous.

So Xiao Yuan stopped running, took Mingshu's hand, sat on the stone bench, watched the fireworks rise into the sky, and listened to the explosion of firecrackers.

It's rare to watch the New Year together. Unfortunately, there are countless citizens in front of us and busy colleagues behind us.

They are in full view.

Mingshu squinted at the fireworks, and for a moment, raised his right hand that was beating on his side.

He was wearing black leather gloves, and took off the leather gloves on his right with his left hand.

The right hand tightly grasped the cold stainless steel railing, holding it very hard, and the muscles and bones on the back of the hand faintly emerged.

Xiao Yu'an lowered his eyes, looked at Mingshu's hand, the corners of his lips raised slightly, and immediately took off the glove on his left hand.

The biggest firework rose into the sky, and Mingshu moved his right hand away from the railing.

The stainless steel is very smooth, and there is a handprint on it.

The temperature is too low, and the heat left on the railing will soon dissipate.

Xiao Yu'an put his left hand on it, holding the handprint that was about to disappear.

It's like interlocking fingers with a loved one.