Madness of the Heart

After the holiday, the industrial park resumed its pre-holiday busyness.

Ming Shu stood where Lai Xiuliang's car was parked, and the tablet in his hand was playing the scene of Lai Xiuliang driving into the industrial park before the incident.

The route was the same as usual, but since the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, Lai Xiuliang did not park the car in the regular parking space, but took a long way around and parked at the current place.

And here is adjacent to a slope, which is not a parking space designated by the industrial park.

Mingshu stayed where he was for more than ten minutes, and found that even though all the companies had started work, there were still very few people here.

It is conceivable that during the holidays, no one may pass by here for a day.

Did someone ask Lai Xiuliang to park the car here?

Or did Lai Xiuliang have long admired this place?

The temperature rises, and the trees on the side of the road spit out their young leaves.The industrial park is far away from the city center, and the greening and sanitation are top-notch in Dongye City. If you want to talk about the scenery, the view here is wide, which is indeed more attractive than the regular parking spaces.

But Lai Xiuliang, would he choose where to park his car because of the good scenery?

From the perspective of individual behavior logic, this does not conform to Lai Xiuliang's work-oriented concept.

But there is a time element that cannot be ignored - it was the Spring Festival, and no matter how strict people are, there will be a shallow or deep psychological relaxation stage during the Spring Festival.

It is not impossible for Lai Xiuliang to change the parking position under this mentality.

And this gave the murderer an opportunity.

This place and its surroundings are not covered by surveillance. It is nearly 500 meters away from here to Liangchen Technology, and only a short section near Liangchen Technology has cameras.

The murderer must have robbed Lai Xiuliang on this road.

Mingshu walked towards Liangchen Technology, thinking quickly in his mind.

How did the murderer take Lai Xiuliang away?

The easiest and most common way is of course to forcibly drag Lai Xiuliang into the car before he can react.This is in line with the inference of "more than one murderer".

Is there a more peaceful way?

There was a very light grass fragrance in the air, Mingshu took a deep breath, and another image flooded into his mind——

After parking the car, Lai Xiuliang is walking towards Liangchen Technology. The key issues of the project's launch have been solved in the past few days, so it can be a little easier, but it can't be relaxed, because there are more things to worry about in the future.

Suddenly, Lai Xiuliang heard someone calling him.

He turned around and saw a familiar man.

The other party smiled at him and greeted him briefly, such as asking, "Mr. Lai is still working overtime during the Spring Festival, it's too hard."

After a while, Lai Xiuliang turned around with the man, got into the man's car, or walked with the man to the east district that was still under construction, because the man said that the car was parked there.

Mingshu stopped.

If this man exists, it must not be those who have been hurt by Lai Xiuliang and who hate Lai Xiuliang.

This man, or the person represented by this man, was stronger than Lai Xiuliang. Lai Xiuliang not only couldn't refuse, but also felt flattered, wishing to follow the man immediately.

When Hu Ying narrated the whole story of being controlled by He Yang, there was such a paragraph.Mingshu has watched the interrogation video repeatedly, and he remembers it quite clearly—Hu Ying said that it was He Yang's secretary Zhou Shan who appeared in front of him and told him that a gentleman wanted to see him.

Huying is facing great difficulties and urgently needs to find a "financial master" who can help her, so she has to get Shangshan's car.

This is the obedience that some low-status people have when facing powerful figures, because they want others, or are afraid, or want to cling to them.

Lai Xiuliang is a businessman, rich, but far from the top of the pyramid.He does everything by himself, and the title of "Generation Generation" is very suitable for him.

Having struggled in the mall for many years, he is the most aware of the importance of "relationships", and he must have a very clear understanding of his own status.

He wants to go up and make Liangchen Technology bigger and stronger.

When kicking off old employees and old partners who have been drained of value, he needs to climb higher branches.

If an opportunity presented itself to him at this time, he would not let it go.

Before he knew it, Mingshu had already reached the gate of Liangchen Technology.

This is a new way of thinking.

Previously, the Serious Crime Squad focused on those who were "below" Lai Xiuliang.The suspects are concentrated in two groups: one is the residents of the North District of "Chunchao Riverside", the conflicts that broke out during the Spring Festival and the mentality of "hating the rich" led them to commit crimes; Judging from the feedback, Lai Xiuliang did not treat his subordinates as equals at all.

However, the investigations on these two groups did not go smoothly. People with motives approached them one by one, and none of them had the time to commit crimes.

During the Spring Festival holiday, every house was lively, and the alibi of these people was very sufficient.

In addition, based on empirical analysis alone, these two groups may have killed Lai Xiuliang, but Lai Xiuliang's horrific death seems not to have been done by them.

There are many members of the serious crime team in Liangchen Technology, and Fang Yuanhang is upstairs.

Mingshu didn't go up for the time being, and continued to sort out the case.

The new idea shifts the suspicion to someone who is "higher than" Lai Xiuliang.

Compared with ordinary people struggling for basic living, the people whom Lai Xiuliang curry favor with have power, wealth, and status. In terms of objective criminal ability, they are far superior to Chen Jian and others.

The kind of scene in the tool room, when they complete it, the difficulty is much lower than others.

Mingshu let out a sigh of relief.

But why did they put Lai Xiuliang to death?

Is the serious crime team's investigation of Lai Xiuliang's interpersonal relationship not detailed enough?

"Master?" Fang Yuanhang's voice came from a high place.

Mingshu looked up and saw the apprentice standing on the third floor terrace.

"Where have you been?" Fang Yuanhang asked.

Mingshu didn't answer, and went upstairs to meet Fang Yuanhang.

The terrace on the third floor is the largest terrace of Liangchen Technology. There is a glass coffee room and a semi-enclosed small meeting room on it.

Mingshu stood by the railing, subconsciously looking at the location where Lai Xiuliang's car was parked.

A few seconds later, he suddenly frowned.

From this balcony, which is known as "excellent view", the road he just walked could not be seen at all.

Mingshu hurriedly left the terrace, went to the windows of several offices, and then went up to a higher floor.

Can't see, can't see.

The place where Lai Xiuliang parked during the Spring Festival was actually in the blind spot of Liangchen Technology.

Did he do it on purpose?

Fang Yuanhang called Lai Xiuliang's secretary Lu Haoyong over.

Lu Haoyong said tremblingly that Lai Xiuliang likes to spy on the privacy of employees, and has secretly installed a monitoring program in the company's network. Everyone's online records are collected by Lai Xiuliang. As a secretary, one of his important tasks is to report to Lai Xiuliang about employees' privacy The comments, hobbies, and friendships below.

In contrast, Lai Xiuliang is very disgusted that his privacy is known by employees.

Even the car, Lai Xiuliang was unwilling to park in the parking space near Liangchen Technology, because that would be seen by the passing employees.

Mingshu asked where Lai Xiuliang was parking now.Lu Haoyong was not sure: "Mr. Lai used to have the habit of parking his car far away. If we parked too close, we could see his car at a glance when we stood upstairs, especially on the balcony on the third floor. But there is no holiday. Before, there were so many people in the park that it was difficult to find a parking space. During the Spring Festival, all the people left, so he could park wherever he wanted.”

Mingshu nodded.

This explanation is more grounded than the "look at the scenery" he just thought of.

The murderer knew Lai Xiuliang like the back of his hand, and chose to do it in the industrial park, probably because he had assessed the risks and thought it was the safest place.

After returning to the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Mingshu told Yi Fei his thoughts.

"In terms of murder, the rich and powerful do have an advantage." Yi Fei rubbed his forehead vigorously, "But what is the motive?"

"Stop rubbing. The skin is almost coming off." Mingshu interrupted.

"Ah - I have a headache." Yi Fei pressed his eyelids again, "The wind by the river blows for a long time and feels uncomfortable."

Mingshu was prepared, and took out a box of antiviral granules from the drawer.

Since Xiao Yu'an came to Dongye City, he has become more and more competent as the captain.After the winter, I stocked up a lot of cold medicine and fever medicine in the office. Anyone who has a sign of illness will go to his drawer to look for it.

"Thank you." Yi Fei said as he went to the water dispenser to add water, "Xiao Ming, don't tell me, if the murderer of Lai Xiuliang was a rich man he wanted to cling to and befriend, then the sense of division at the murder scene would be lighter. The murderer chose the pebble beach outside the 'Chunchao River', committed the crime in the tool room of the property management repair, and used the iron gate and steel frame used to block the residents of the North District as the murder weapon, all in order to mislead the police and make us think that the murderer It's the owner of the North District, and the motive is to 'hate the rich'. Can Chen Jian and the others do this? They can, but the possibility is actually very small. For people like He Yang, this is simple."

Ming Shu opened his eyelids, "You also thought of He Yang?"

Yi Fei sighed, "We've been around him for a while now, he's already living with me, how could I not remember it."

Saying that, Yi Fei poked his temple, and said: "But I just gave an example. Not to mention that He Yang didn't make any moves recently, even if he did, the target wouldn't be Lai Xiuliang."

Mingshu adjusted the angle of the back of the chair back, folded his arms and closed his eyes, leaning back, "He Yang likes to play with those who have nowhere to go, those who have fallen to the bottom of life, Lai Xiuliang does not meet this requirement."

"So according to your new way of thinking, I can't imagine the motive of the murderer for the time being." Yi Fei took a sip of the medicine, wrinkling his face in pain, "After checking for so many days, Lai Xiuliang's personality and interpersonal network are actually very clear Yes. Going down, he used and looked down on those who were inferior to him, and didn’t treat them as human beings. Upwards, he seized every opportunity to curry favor with those who were stronger than him. I didn’t find any conflicts between him and the upper class collaborators , these people are coaxed very comfortably by him."

Mingshu sat for a while, then suddenly stood up.

Yi Fei muttered: "Don't get up in such a hurry, it's better to pay attention to your body, it's winter and you'll get sick easily."

Mingshu squinted at him, "Take care of yourself, you're still drinking my medicine."

Yi Fei: "..."

Being treated like a donkey with good intentions?

"I'll go to the SWAT team." Mingshu picked up his coat, "I'll be back in a while."

Yi Fei was a little surprised, "Are you looking for Lu Yanzhou? Isn't he on a mission?"

"Don't look for him." Mingshu said, "I'll go and see Team Zhou."

Yi Fei was stunned for a moment, and his voice sank, "Captain Zhou..."

"It's time to visit him during the Spring Festival, but when I get busy, I can't do anything." Mingshu said: "On the fifth day of the fifth day of the new year, the Special Police Corps accompanied him to celebrate the New Year. Lu Yanzhou said that he was in better spirits and basically recognized everyone. gone."

Ever since Lin Jiao's incident happened in the Psychological Research Center, the overall atmosphere has been somewhat awkward.

Mingshu walked through the corridor of the special police corps, and was taken to Zhou Ping's door by a young psychologist after registration.

The curtains were drawn and there was no light in the room.

Zhou Ping sat by the window alone, looking out through the gap in the curtains, as if he didn't notice anyone coming at all.

But Mingshu saw his shoulders suddenly tense.

This is a defensive posture.

Zhou Ping knew that there was someone behind him, so he pretended not to know anything in fear.

Mingshu called softly: "Captain Zhou."

Zhou Ping didn't turn around.

Mingshu approached step by step, "Captain Zhou, I'm Mingshu."

After a few minutes, Zhou Ping turned around slowly, looked up at Mingshu, then curled the corners of his lips and smiled lightly.

This is a slow motion process.

Looking at Zhou Ping's thin face and dull eyes, Mingshu felt an indescribable sadness in his heart.

Will he get better?

Or will it be like this for the rest of my life?

·

This dumpling shop is not a time-honored restaurant, nor is it an internet celebrity restaurant. It is located in a residential area. The business is either good or bad, and the regular customers are residents who live nearby.

Liang Zhao ordered three taels of dumplings, and another basket of soup dumplings, and ate them as if no one was there in front of Zhou Shan.

It was past meal time, and apart from them, there was only one customer in the store, a student, sitting at the door, eating dumplings and playing games with earphones.

Zhou Shan didn't wear a suit, but his jacket and jeans fit the shop's style very well.

He didn't order anything, and watched Liang Chao gobble it up patiently.

In less than 10 minutes, the dishes on the table were empty.

Liang Zhao has a fierce face, and he still has a bit of heroism when he is wearing a police uniform, but he is no longer a policeman, and this heroism has become a gangster.

After eating, he didn't speak, but looked at Zhou Shan gloomyly.

Zhou Shan smiled, "How did you think about what we said last time?"

Liang Zhao snorted coldly, "There are so many policemen in Dongye City, why do you like me?"

Zhou Shan said: "You have an aura that particularly attracts Mr. He."

"Oh? What temperament?"

"The unwillingness of an iron-blooded policeman."

Liang Chao frowned fiercely.

"You can ask Mr. He any conditions." Zhou Shan said: "As long as it's not 'too much', Mr. He can satisfy you."

Liang Chao said: "What conditions in your eyes belong to the category of 'excessive'? Does letting a person die counts?"

Zhou Shan smiled, "How do you count such 'little things'? 'Excessive' things... Let me think about it, it's like picking the moon and picking the stars."

Liang Zhao tilted Zhou Shan unkindly, "You are telling me in disguise that you are omnipotent."

Zhou Shan said: "It's good that you know it well, and you won't regret it if you cooperate with us."

"What if I say no?" Liang Zhao said, "Don't forget, I used to be a police officer of the Criminal Investigation Bureau. I can escort you to the Criminal Investigation Bureau now."

Zhou Shan shook his head, "You will come here, which means you have decided to cooperate with us."

Liang Chao smacked his lips impatiently.

Zhou Shan squinted, "Mr. Liang, I am very happy to cooperate with you."

The scar on Liang Zhao's face tightened suddenly, and then trembled.

"There is one more thing I would like to ask you about." Zhou Shan said, "Have you met Captain Zhou Pingzhou of the Special Police Corps recently?"

Liang Zhao's eyes turned cold, "What are you asking him for?"

·

Los Angeles City Bureau, Office No. 1 of the Criminal Investigation Detachment was full of people, and the photos of the scene were played on the projector.

Hua Chong came late and stood in the back row near the door.

Tianyue Hot Spring Villa in the southern suburbs reported to the police that rotting body parts were found in the drainage channel of Dongzhuang.

The staff was so scared that they said that there were elderly guests who reported a few days ago that they smelled a strange smell, as if something had rotted in the drain.At that time, everyone didn't take it seriously, because some low-quality customers felt that they had to spend enough money to make enough money, and they were unwilling to get up after entering the water, and excreted their urine in the pool.It is common for drains to have odors and should be cleaned regularly.

However, after that, the strange smell became more and more serious. Not only the customers continued to report, but also the staff felt that something was wrong. When they entered the drain, they found some unknown objects piled up in pockets. There were 3 bags in total, with a strange smell. It's just coming out of those pockets.

When opening the first pocket, the staff hadn't figured out what was inside until they saw a rotting hand in the second pocket.

The criminal police of the sub-bureau rushed to the scene, and the autopsy and investigation are currently underway.

The dismemberment case is a major case, so the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the City Bureau will also participate in the investigation.

"The temperature and humidity in the drain are much higher than normal, and the decay of the corpse is accelerating, so it's hard to judge the time of death." After the meeting, Liu Zhiqin and Hua Chong stayed in the meeting room and told Hua Chong about the part he missed, "Where is the deceased?" Female, the body was disassembled into 23 pieces, and the organs and limbs are not missing, and the splicing has been completed. The cause of death is not yet clear, and the identity has not yet been determined, but the age can be measured, and it is between 28 and 30 years old."

Although homicides have occurred from time to time in Los Angeles in the past two years, almost all of them were committed with passion, and vicious cases such as the dismemberment case have not appeared for a long time.

Hua Chong looked at the photos of the scene one by one, and his brows gradually twisted, "Tianyue Hot Spring Villa is famous for its high price and high quality. A place like a drainage channel is not something ordinary people can go to."

"It was originally like this." Liu Zhiqin said.

Hua Chong raised his eyes, "Originally?"

"Dongzhuang is overcrowded during the Spring Festival holiday, and the management is inevitably lax. It is not impossible for those who want to enter the drainage channel." Liu Zhiqin said: "Besides, hot springs are inherently special. In order to protect the privacy of guests, it is impossible to install surveillance cameras in many places. .”

Hua Chong stared at Liu Zhiqin's face and remained motionless for half a minute.

Liu Zhiqin scratched the bottom of his ring finger with his hand under the table, "Huh?"

"Without surveillance, wouldn't you be useless?" Hua Chong withdrew his hand.

Liu Zhiqin laughed, "Your Little Brother Liu can be your right-hand man without relying on the Internet."