heart poison

"The footprints of a 40-year-old man appeared at the scene of Liang Ping's case, and Lu Zhou'an happens to be 40 years old this year." Hua Chong lowered his eyes and considered, "Is this a coincidence or..."

Liu Zhiqin looked at the report sent by Li Xun, "But according to our previous analysis, on the premise that Lu Zhouan is still alive, he—or someone like him did have the motive to kill Wang Zhangbing, but this time it was Liang Ping. Liang Ping is able to take care of herself and has not hurt her family. She is a victim of domestic violence. What reason does the murderer have for her?"

Hua Chong propped his forehead, and asked back: "But according to what you said, who else has a reason to do something to Liang Ping?"

Liu Zhiqin's brows trembled slightly, obviously he was caught by the question.

Yes, who has any reason to do anything to an old woman who has suffered from domestic violence and is living in a daze?

Who wanted Liang Ping to die so much?

"Li Xun also said just now that if you analyze the footprints in detail, only Ou Zhan's footprints have shown signs of fighting." Hua Chong said in a low voice.

Liu Zhiqin was stunned for a second, then suddenly realized, "Ou Zhan admitted that he had a physical conflict with Liang Ping, and Liang Ping resisted him, so it is understandable that there are signs of fighting. But he is probably not the one who killed Liang Ping, Liang Ping When another person pushed his head against the wall, he didn't resist at all!"

"What does this mean?" Hua Chong said with a cold voice, "If Liang Ping didn't know that there was another person in the stairwell and that she was about to be killed, she would definitely resist and fight with that person when she was attacked. , shouted. But she did not resist at all, and the man killed her easily."

"She knows the existence of the murderer, and she knows that she is about to die!" Liu Zhiqin couldn't help tightening his fingers, "She even knows how she will die."

"We thought of two possibilities before—Liang Ping knew the person who killed her and was prepared for death; Liang Ping didn't know the person and was killed suddenly. Now it seems that the latter situation is no longer true. Liang Ping must have known This person who put her to death, and fully cooperated. She endured it for decades, but suddenly she couldn't bear it anymore. There is one reason why she can no longer dance in the square, and another reason may be what this person instilled in her." Hua Chong Tapping the edge of the table with his fingers, he spoke slowly.

Liu Zhiqin listened silently, his eyes outlined the lines of Hua Chong's side face.

"This person should have started approaching Liang Ping only recently." Hua Chong raised his eyes suddenly, "Check Liang Ping's whereabouts in the past month, focusing on the last week."

"Yes." Liu Zhiqin replied sharply.

Hua Chong was a little dazed—Liu Zhiqin usually said "yes", "good" and "um", and almost never said "yes".

Liu Zhiqin understood what he was wondering about, and explained in a warm voice: "Flower Team, you look very charming when you are serious about assigning tasks."

Hua Chong's heart became hot, and he blurted out, "Am I only charming when I assign tasks?"

Liu Zhiqin narrowed his eyes, "Of course not."

In fact, as soon as the words were spoken, Hua Chong regretted it.This is simply digging a hole and jumping by oneself, and it is shameless to dance.

Liu Zhiqin approached, with a soft voice, "You still have a more charming time."

Hua Chong felt a burst of heat gathering around him, and raised his hand to drive Liu Zhiqin away.But Liu Zhiqin leaned over and whispered in his ear: "You know what time it is."

The scorching heat spread from the pinna, Hua Chong knew that the tips of his ears were already red.Fortunately, Liu Zhiqin straightened up after finishing speaking, and raised his hand, "I'm going to the technical investigation team, bring me something to eat tomorrow morning."

Hua Chong stared at Liu Zhiqin's back, suddenly raised his right leg, and made a kicking motion.

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It is rare for Chen Zheng to appear in the Criminal Investigation Detachment late at night.

Hua Chong briefly reported to him the investigation of the two cases of Wang Zhangbing and Liang Ping. He frowned and didn't know what he was thinking. Hua Chong didn't remind him, and neither of them spoke for a while.

"How do you want to investigate the case, I have never interfered." Chen Zheng seemed very tired, his voice sounded hoarse than usual, "In Liang Ping's case, all the clues point to Ou Zhan, but you... no, you and Liu Zhiqin I think the real culprit is someone else. As for Wang Zhangbing’s case, it’s not clear yet, except for Wang Songsong, everyone else in the Wang family has time to commit crimes, but you and Liu Zhiqin still think that the real culprit may not be one of them.”

Hua Chong pursed his lips, waiting for Chen Zheng's next words.

"In that case, let's go check it out." Chen Zheng lit his cigarette, but it didn't light up for a long time, so he threw away the lighter and looked at Hua Chong.

Hua Chong threw his lighter over.

Chen Zheng caught it, "Thank you."

White smoke rose and spread over the desk, like a translucent barrier.

"It's still the same sentence, I will bear the pressure from above. If you encounter any problems during the investigation, please tell me in time, and I will deal with it." Chen Zheng leaned on the back of the chair, looked through the white smoke, and fell into Hua Chong's eyes, "You can lead the serious crime team to investigate the case with all your strength, and don't worry about the rest."

This is undoubtedly a reassurance in Hua Chong's hands.

Because of the major case in the Wutong community, there has been a lot of turmoil in Los Angeles recently. The deaths of Wang Zhangbing and Liang Ping have also involved issues of high social concern such as pensions and domestic violence, which are extremely topical.Leaving Wang Zhangbing's case aside, the murderer in Liang Ping's case was almost identified as Ou Zhan even within the serious crime team. Without the support of his immediate superior at this time, it would be difficult for Hua Chong to change direction and continue the investigation.

Chen Zheng was still the same as in the past, with the attitude of "check it if you want to".

Hua Chong looked at him for a moment, then suddenly said: "Captain Chen."

"Huh?" Chen Zheng raised his eyelids, a little lazy.

"What have you been up to during this time?" Hua Chong asked.

A gleam of light slipped through Chen Zheng's pupils, and he said with a smile, "Why, I let you investigate the case with peace of mind, but you are now investigating my post?"

Hua Chong didn't answer his fault, "Is the superior embarrassing you?"

Chen Zheng sighed, "Don't think so much. Even if you have to be embarrassed, it won't come to me."

"I have looked for you several times." Hua Chong said, "You are not here."

"Hey, are you really checking my post?" Chen Zheng pursed his lips, but Hua Chong could tell that he wasn't really smiling.

"I'm just curious, what did you do?" Hua Chong's tone was relaxed, as if chatting, "After all, what happened recently, the criminal investigation detachment is not having a good time, you, the backbone, have disappeared, and the brothers are a little worried. "

"Hang your head." Chen Zheng put the cigarette out in the ashtray, "You have a case to worry about, and I have other things to worry about."

Hua Chong hesitated for a moment and asked, "Is it what you said last time?"

Chen Zheng froze for a moment, then pulled out a piece of paper and wiped his fingers.

This action was redundant, Hua Chong remained calm, watched as Chen Zheng finished wiping his hands, crumpled up the paper towel, and threw it into the trash can next to him.

"Is it interesting?" Chen Zheng asked.

Hua Chong said, "What do you mean?"

"Watch me." Chen Zheng's eyes became extremely dark at some point, "Watch me wipe my hands, watch me throw a tissue."

Hua Chong was not asked, "Then where else should I look? I deliberately turned my eyes away? Captain Chen, you haven't done anything shameful, why can't I look?"

This is said lightly, and it is no different from a joke, but it is not only literal.

Chen Zheng was silent for half a minute, shaking his head and smiling bitterly, "Hua'er, what did I say last time?"

Hua Chong closed his eyes, and his Adam's apple faintly moved.

"I never doubted you." Chen Zheng said solemnly, "But you, it seems like no one believes you."

Hua Chong crossed his fingers, and his eyes met Chen Zheng's.

"Alright." After a while, it was Chen Zheng who said first, "If you trust someone without any grounds, then I don't feel relieved."

"Team Chen..."

Chen Zheng raised his hand to interrupt, "Actually, in your heart, you still choose to believe me, right? Otherwise, you wouldn't test me as blatantly as you did just now."

Hua Chong laughed, "Do you think it's a temptation?"

"Another way of saying it is fine. But I can't think of a suitable word for a while." Chen Zheng also smiled, "Go back and don't focus on me."

"Then where is your attention?" Hua Chong asked, "Where is it?"

"Of course it's not on you and Liu Zhiqin." Chen Zheng pressed his eye sockets, the expression in his eyes was completely covered.

Hua Chong sat quietly for a while, got up and left, and went to the terrace alone.

It's already very cold, and the wind greets my face like finely crushed snow.

But there is very little snow in Los Angeles, and even if there is snow, it has already turned into water when it lands.

Hua Chong inhaled the humid cold air into his lungs, and the restlessness in his blood was gradually dispelled.

He was a little bored and restless.

I was still impulsive just now, but suddenly couldn't hold back, and took the initiative to provoke the topic.

Chen Zheng said it was a temptation, but it wasn't really counted.The real test is that it has almost been determined that the other party has a problem.

Hua Chong raised his head slightly, letting the cold wind sweep across his face.

The confrontation just now was more like a confession with different thoughts.They handed over some cards to each other, but still held the most important cards.

The night sky is dark purple, and the colorful lights of the city are confused on the sky, just like oil paint squeezed into a paint box, no matter how brilliant it is, it will eventually be blended into dark colors.

Good and bad, all became the same color.

Like the heart.

Hua Chong closed his eyes and stood there for a moment, feeling a sense of loneliness welling up in his heart.

But soon, the beating of his heart silently reminded him - you are not alone.

By your side, there is Liu Zhiqin.

Thinking of this name, the corners of Hua Chong's pressed lips moved upwards, and the loneliness that was still lingering just now disappeared in an instant like a fading tide.

In the past, he never thought that there was anything special about the name, it was just a code name, but now just thinking of the words "Liu Zhiqin" made him feel warm.

A person wants to get rid of loneliness, not how many friends he has.

Sometimes it's good to have a like-minded person.

Inhaling the cold air again, Hua Chong regained his composure, turned around and walked towards the serious crime team.

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The technical investigation team stayed up all night, and everyone had dark circles under their eyes.

"Liang Ping went to Wutong Community the day before she was killed, that is, the day Ou Huanguo knocked out her teeth." After staying up all night, Liu Zhiqin's voice was deep, and the shadows between his eyebrows and eyes were obvious.

Hua Chong put the hot porridge he just bought on the table, unwrapped the triangular cake and handed it to him.

"Porridge and cake?" Liu Zhiqin turned sideways, "What kind of combination is this?"

"Hurry up and eat, it's nutritious and easy to digest, no matter what the combination is." Hua Chong said.

Liu Zhiqin took a bite of the cake, "Shouldn't porridge be served with buns, siu mai or egg fritters?"

Hua Chong asked, "Is the cake delicious?"

"It's okay, it's softer, better than bread."

"Then you still think about buns, shaomai, egg fritters?"

"I'll just ask." Liu Zhiqin picked up the porridge, "This is still sweet potato and polenta."

Hua Chong took two steps back, folded his arms, "Brother Xiaoliu, have you been busy all night, and now you really want to talk?"

Liu Zhiqin was almost choked, "You found out."

Hua Chong pinched the back of his neck twice, "I don't know you yet?"

Liu Zhiqin smiled, and finally began to eat seriously.

Hua Chong took the mouse and watched the categorized videos.

"Liang Ping left home once early in the morning and bought buns at the street corner, and the public camera caught her." Liu Zhiqin quickly finished eating, pointed to the unclear figure on the screen and said, "This is Liang Ping. "

"The temperature has dropped these few days, especially in the morning." Hua Chong watched carefully, "She didn't wear a coat."

"And she walked in a hurry. During this section of the road, she started to run." Liu Zhiqin said, "I guess it was the three in her family who were urging her. She had to hurry."

Hua Chong's eyes were gloomy, and he clicked a few times on the mouse.

"At 10:49, Liang Ping left home again, this time wearing a coat." Liu Zhiqin continued: "I compared the monitoring in the past few days, Liang Ping has been wearing the same clothes. But when she went out before, she She was carrying the speaker, but the day before yesterday she was empty-handed. When she was carrying the speaker, she would walk to the community business district two kilometers away. There is an empty dam there, and many people used to dance square dances on the empty dam.”

Hua Chong stared at the display screen, "The day before yesterday she not only didn't play the speaker, but also didn't walk for too long, but went directly to the bus station."

"Yes." Liu Zhiqin switched to monitoring.On the screen, Liang Ping boarded the No. 51 bus. The car was empty, and she found a seat in the second half.Soon, more and more people were on board, and all the empty seats were filled.

"Liang Ping gave up her seat to a pregnant woman." Hua Chong said in a low voice while watching, "The people sitting in the special seat for the elderly, the weak, the sick, and the disabled didn't move, but Liang Ping called the pregnant woman to her seat."

"She..." Liu Zhiqin thought for a while, "She should be a kind person."

Kind, but cowardly.

Kind, but insulted.

Kind, but spent his life in despair.

"Here." Hua Chong tapped the keyboard, and the screen froze, "She got off at Binhe [-]nd Road, and Wutong Community is nearby."

The shooting of the public camera was not coherent, Liu Zhiqin switched the monitoring again, and Liang Ping appeared at the gate of Wutong Community.

She didn't enter the community, and kept wandering outside the door, wanting to go in and take a look, but she didn't dare, until vigilant security guards appeared and drove her away.

Hua Chong didn't continue to watch, and leaned back in his chair and asked: "What is the purpose of her going to Wutong Community? She usually goes out with a speaker to find a place to dance in the square. She left home that day and didn't plan to dance at all... "

"We have analyzed before that square dancing is the only motivation for her to live." Liu Zhiqin said: "She gave up dancing and went to Wutong Community, which means that she already had the idea of ​​dying at that time. She wanted to see it overnight. What a neighborhood where eleven elderly people were killed in between. Maybe she yearned for the neighborhood and envied those who were killed."

Hua Chong rubbed the bridge of his nose, sighing in his heart, "What about after that? What is she doing all day long?"

"The camera only captured her walking to the Riverside Recreation Area." Liu Zhiqin called out the surveillance, "What did she do there, who did she contact, but nothing was captured. She appeared on the surveillance again at 2 p.m. At 12 minutes, she left the Binhe leisure area, took the No. 51 bus, and returned the same way. The next time she left home was the day of the incident, and she wore a mask and went to the office building where Ou Zhan was located."

"Did she stay by the river for more than two hours?" Hua Chong frowned, "It's winter, the wind is strong and the temperature is low by the river, how can she stay alone for that long?"

"This period of time is tantamount to blank." Liu Zhiqin said: "I suspect that someone has approached her within these two hours."

Hua Chong stood up and patted the back of the chair repeatedly, "Liang Ping went to the Wutong community for no reason, which is rather suspicious, plus she stayed by the river for more than two hours for no reason... If someone really If he has approached her, then this person is likely to be the murderer. 'He' told Liang Ping something, or 'he' confused Liang Ping, and Liang Ping went home that night and suffered severe domestic violence again, so all thoughts were lost. Dedicated to death. But 'he' certainly did not appear suddenly, 'he' knows Liang Ping, and must have followed Liang Ping before."

Liu Zhiqin shook his head, "I've thought about this and checked it, but the monitoring information is limited, so far no one has been found around Liang Ping many times. As for the communication, Liang Ping uses an elderly phone, and there is no call record." Suspicious."

"Liang Ping's character is weak, so someone must be fanning the flames." Hua Chong said, "But if this person really appeared during those two hours, then 'he' is too courageous. These days, the Wutong community is full of special police, Anyone who is suspicious will be investigated. 'He' dared to appear openly."

Liu Zhiqin said: "'He' is not worried about being regarded as a suspicious person?"

The light in Hua Chong's eyes froze, "'He' and Liang Ping walked together, they looked very normal, they wouldn't attract attention at all..."

"Husband, sons and daughters, female friends, children." Liu Zhiqin tapped his fingers with a pen while listing them, and suddenly the subject changed, "The 40-year-old man standing next to Liang Ping, does he look like her son?"

Hua Chong immediately realized, "You mean the man who appeared in the stairwell?"

Liu Zhiqin nodded, "I don't know if it's preconceived. I always think of Lu Zhou'an. According to the height calculated from the footprints, this person is consistent with Lu Zhou'an, but the weight has changed a lot, so there is no reference value."

"Whether this person is Lu Zhou'an or not, his presence in Wutong Community is a problem that cannot be ignored." Hua Chong made a fist with his right hand and lightly knocked his forehead, "The accumulated case 13 years ago, the major case in Wutong Community, The cases of Wang Zhangbing and Liang Ping seem to have some kind of connection between them."

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Zhousheng Shopping Center has been completed, and the signed shops are busy with decoration and decoration.Workers and employees are busy, and the whole shopping mall is thriving.

Lian Feng stood in the atrium, watching all this with great interest, half-closed his eyes, and showed a playful and somewhat cruel smile.

In some people's eyes, buildings are most attractive when they are built.

Liu Zhiqin thought so.

In the eyes of others, whether or not architecture is attractive and when it is attractive has other interpretations.