delirium

"Death time: thirteen hours ago." The forensic doctor put down the last stroke, and said to Section Chief Noctua who was standing outside the seal: "All details are consistent with Case No. 127, and it is confirmed as the tenth case of Serial Murder Case No. [-].

The siren blared, and the auxiliary policemen ran back and forth in the gloomy morning fog with pale faces.The seals were pulled one after another, black and yellow overlapped, and were scalded by dozens of cigarette butts bought from Mars in the smoking area.Xia You stood leaning against the wall, listening to the police officers chattering, most of them were complaining about the master criminal who was smoother than the loach.

It was dark and it was going to rain.

The scene of the crime was still spotless, the victim sat in front of the desk, the blood on his limbs had solidified.The bloody hole between the eyebrows was facing the gate, and Wu Tiao stood there, his eyes were empty, and he reflected himself as the talented murderer again.

The sense of weightlessness came as expected, and the will of "Wujo Satoru" was thrown into the void.When he opened his eyes from the boundless sinking, he became one with the prisoner.

At first it was dark, utterly dark.He got up from somewhere, his whole body was sticky, his hands and feet joints were aching.This is a door, he opened a door, stepped into the corridor, forward, forward, struggling in the chaos, until he stepped on the ground and fell into the abyss again.

He is in an abandoned factory covered with rust, he is in a shower room with peeling colors; he holds a vise, he smashes iron nails into the flesh one by one, and listens to the wailing of criminals.

Yes, they're all criminals, and they're all in hell.He picked up the electric drill, and the high-speed rotating drill bit was close to the forehead, bit by bit, breaking through the skin, piercing the bone marrow, piercing the beating brain...

Plasma splashed, wrapping him in a warm thin blanket.Bowing in an aria-like scream, he said—you are all guilty.

"Enlightenment!"

The warmth of the palm came from the right shoulder, Wutiao trembled all over, and suddenly woke up from the profile.

Outside the window is the pouring rain, the sound of the rain hurts the eardrums, and shatters the sporadic illusions left on the retina.His heart palpitations were severe, and he stretched out his hand subconsciously to grasp in the air, but was quickly grabbed by someone.The other party embedded his fingers one by one into his, intertwining them tenaciously.

The scorching fire spread out from the palm, multiplied by the blood, drilled into the bone marrow, and spread in the limbs and bones.Only then did Wutiao really wake up, his heart warmed by the warm current slowly relaxed, his adrenaline receded, and his pupils gradually returned to normal focus.

He saw Xia You for the first time.The other party worriedly called "Enlightenment" repeatedly, his voice was low and hoarse, and his eyes were full of exhaustion from day-to-day travel.As for that hand—five drooping eyes saw his right hand that was tightly connected to him, and suddenly lost the strength to break free.

The chandelier in the study room was very bright, and Douyou carefully looked at Wutiao's face to confirm that he had recovered, and then asked softly: "Just now I saw that you were a little dazed, did you profile the clues?"

"It's still the same, but this time there is an extra reminder." Wutiao pressed his temple lightly, "He was repeating 'sinner' over and over again.In the prisoner's subconscious mind, these dead are not 'victims', but undoubted 'criminals'. This kind of obsession usually has a certain basis in reality. Maybe our decision to go to the direction of social relations to explore is not in vain—— There must have been some atypical resemblance to the victim.For example, no matter how small it is, they may all have been involved in some 'mistakes'... This requires us to run a few more rounds, and let the intelligence commissioners under our hands step up verification. "

"As for the factories and bathrooms that appeared many times in the flashbacks, Noctua has been investigating for several months. He has identified similar scenes that can be compared in the whole territory one by one, and it will not take long to find a matching location." Wutiao exhaled Taking a deep breath, he put on the sunglasses, and returned to the appearance that was dragged by two to five to eighty thousand.

Xia You took one last look at the scene and shrugged: "Then what should we do, Officer Wutiao?"

Go through the corridor, uncover the blockade, Wutiao stood under the porch and looked at the rain curtain, and said: "What else can I do? Just like before, take out all the diapers this guy wore when he was a child, and see if he has any. Trampled an ant to death.""

The sky is full of indelible ink, the whole city is shrouded in darkness, and the top of the head is like an upside-down casserole.Wutiao glanced at his watch, and found that it was only before eight o'clock—they didn't even have time to eat breakfast, their stomachs were empty, and there were a few traces of soreness vaguely involved.

In front of you are reflected one after another police lights, from which noctuid moths appear, and raindrops splash around the leather shoes, reflecting dazzling red and blue rays of light.He nodded to Wujo, took out a notepad from his coat pocket, flipped through a few pages, and tore off a dozen or so sheets of paper.

"Take it, go to these places to look it up." He handed the uneven pages to Wutiao, who took it and found that it was full of dense notes, "It was all deciphered by the decoding team during this period of time." Fragmented information, Xiayou's method really works."

The few pages were quickly wet from the rain dripping from the eaves.Gojo shook off the water droplets, folded it and put it in his shirt pocket, nodded and said: "Okay. I want to see if I can connect the scene of the incident so that I can deduce the next place, right?

A group of police officers ran into the corridor, and Noctua watched them leave: "Let's try it."

Before leaving, the head of the section scratched the back of his head as if thinking of something, strode out of the car door, and his clothes were soaked immediately.

"I asked Huiyuan and Qihai not to go to the store to help out for the time being. I found two other young men. In this critical period, there is one more elite manpower, so we can't delay in a place like a pet store."

The car door was closed, the alarm bell paused slightly, and the lights rang again with the flowing light.The police car broke through the rain and entered the street corner with its dark red taillights.

Wujo stood where he was, thinking about what Noctua had told him.The preview letter has a clue, which means that as long as the scope is further narrowed, the prisoner's future goals can be found out.But this is also a big gamble-if the murderer stops and gets away with it, the police will find it difficult to find out the truth.

However, that alone didn't worry him.

As the strongest profiler in the police station, Gojo has always been known for his rationality, even to the point of sensationalism.The police officers who had seen his on-site inspection were all terrified, saying that Officer Wutiao not only has a strong empathy with criminals, but also can withdraw in the blink of an eye, retreating from the immersive atmosphere that can drive most profilers crazy.

No matter what the outside world says, Wu Tiao is the clearest-ever since the serious crime team was established and he began to investigate the No.Only in the face of this murderer, the absolute rationality that Gojo Satoru is proud of has no effect at all. He can only let himself soak into the opponent's spiritual net, and feel like a fish in water in it, and be personally on the scene with the murderer.

It's not that he can't get out, he just... doesn't want, doesn't want, doesn't...

"What are you thinking about?" The mellow and hoarse voice disappeared into the rain, Wujo raised his eyes and saw a black umbrella that could cover the two of them.Xia You held an umbrella and reached out to him, with slender fingers, smooth lines that could make little girls scream all day long.

Section Chief Noctua doesn't have this kind of treatment, Wutiao thought abruptly.He still has to be gray and drenched in the rain, so I have someone to pick him up.

He took a long leg, and without holding the hand, he strode under the umbrella.Xia You's shoulders were slightly wet, probably from walking from the parking lot.Wujo stared at those crystal clear water drops, bent down slightly, and popped them one by one with his fingers.

The cross-country stop was not far away, and they slowly waded through the stagnant water, collected their umbrellas and got on the car.

The next few days were still the same running around, investigation, evidence collection and comparison.Wutiao took Xia You to all the places that Noctua had explained, and the two met to discuss the vocabulary deciphered by the decoding team, arguing under the desk lamp at four o'clock in the morning.When the alarm clock rang, they fell down neatly to sleep, and got up three or four hours later with their hands and feet entangled, stepping into thick cotton mops while yawning and muttering.

The clues that were once blurred became clear, and the serious crime team happily worked overtime, and even a few young people stayed up all night.Nagasaki soon began to complain about the overwhelmed hair loss problem, Gojo half-jokingly introduced her to Nitko, and ran away between the two. What do you mean?" growled.

At this time, Xia You would sit on Wutiao's office chair and laugh secretly, sharing "the embarrassing things about Wutiao's police officers in the field" with Hu Zhang and Fu Hei.When Wutiao came back, the crowd immediately scattered, leaving the inexplicable team leader to sit back in his original position, looking at the suspect with eyebrows and eyes full of color, and he was puzzled.

Then, within three days, he would discover the "Two or Three Books of Embarrassing Things" that had been circulating in the group, and he would copy a few of the codes nearby to choose from on Xia Youtou.They always end up wrestling together, giving the crew a hilarious private fighting lesson.

When the fun was over and the fresh and lively atmosphere of the young people faded away like a tide, and the rough and chaotic rocks faced the sky, Wutiao also hesitated countless times.He stared at Tangxin in a daze, and heard the willingness to indulge in it, just like seagulls struggling in oil shoals.

"So the phone was dialed, and Nitzi asked coldly, "What's the matter?"

The sound of her breathing was like an autumn rain, pattering through her ears, scraping off the last creeper on the courtyard wall.Wutiao was silent in that rain, and snow fell in his eyes, and the ice edge fell into the sea, causing brief waves.

He wanted to tell Niatz to stop investigating, just treat him as crazy, no different from the usual jokes.

Until the dead silence spread thousands of miles, the fog filled the air, and Sisyphus was crushed by the boulder.Nitro asked impatiently again, Wujo leaned closer to the microphone and said softly: It's all right.

In this way, a week passed quickly.

On the afternoon of the 6th, Xia You sorted out the materials in the office, and planned to call Wutiao back after collecting this.They had been living in Wutiao's apartment during this time, and the owner Wutiao vacated a guest room for Xia You, who was in electronic shackles and could display the suspect's location on a mobile phone anytime, anywhere.

"Excuse me, are you Xia Youjie?"

The petite girl with blond braids knocked on the door and saluted the serious crime team members who were busy with work: "I am Nishinomiya from the second team."

Knotabagi and Nagasaki, who couldn't quite recognize their faces, didn't say a word. They saw Fu Heihui get up to say hello, and then stood up from their seats one after another to return the salute to the girl.Xia You, who was named, packed up the files and was turning inward the sealing rope of the leather bag.The snow-white cotton thread is pulled by the fingers, and coiled into the round seal one after another.

He stood up, pushed the armchair under the table, and nodded politely: "It's me. What can I do?"

The investigators of the second team looked around, Xia You turned around knowingly, and waved to the others: "It's almost time to get off work, everyone pack up your things first, and leave when the two deputy team leaders come back, don't tire yourself."

The juniors greeted them one after another, Xia You bid them farewell, followed Xi Gong out and turned right, around the corner between the department and the restroom.

"So, what's your business?" In the corner where the light cannot reach, Xia You slightly accentuated her tone.Nishinomiya looked at him, as if trying to find a flaw in that face.But the young man is always calm, the exhaustion accumulated between the brows makes the aggressiveness brought by the slanted eyes stronger, but the lower half of his face fully resolves it with a gentle and warm smile-his already heroic face is even more outstanding. , it is hard to take your eyes off.

After a while, the girl sneered: "Our team, to be precise, Zhenyi, discovered something."

The incandescent lights flickered, and she continued articulately: "You have been working for the serious crime team all this time. You obviously have your own job, but you have to wear shackles and hang out with a group of criminal police who worked overtime until they died suddenly. Even the section chief I can’t stand it anymore—he is planning to try your testimony in advance, so that you can get rid of the suspect status as soon as possible.”

Xia You raised her eyebrows: "First of all, I am not dissatisfied. Being able to go out with experienced criminal policemen and have greatly improved their professional ability is my honor. Secondly, it is a good thing to raise the file, so why use it? Tell me in such a deceptive way?"

"Then, what if I say that someone is obstructing your innocence?" Xia You changed her posture, leaning her straight back against the wall, "You are implying enlightenment."

Surprised that he got it right, Nishinomiya showed a sarcastic smile: "Zhenyi saw the documents of Senior Iamui-Wujo insisted that you were the murderer, and asked Senior to search you thoroughly, and if you don't search It is not enough to produce some actual 'evidence'. After all, he is the head of the serious case team who is directly related to this case, if he really wants to suspend the trial, it is just a matter of one word."

The lights flickered, and there was the sound of the toilet flushing in the bathroom.A few criminal policemen walked towards the sink while wearing their belts. The sound of conversation came out of the door, blurred by the tiles.

Xia Youmo's eyes, black hair hanging down his ears, making Nishinomiya unable to see his expression. "Aren't you going to deal with Wu?" He asked, "Regardless of respecting seniors or not, using a piece of hearsay to laugh at the heroes of the serious crime team, is this the capacity of the second team?"

Outside the window was cloudy, water streaks across the glass, and the sky projected from mottled lacerations to the promenade.Nishinomiya gritted her teeth, feeling deeply that this person was difficult to deal with—but her goal had been achieved, so she suppressed her anger and said: "The second group and the first group have always been in a competitive relationship, and there is no need to tell you about our personal grievances, right? !"

"Anyway, if it wasn't for Zhenyi's pity for you, I wouldn't come here to be scolded!" The girl held her braids, grabbed her uniform belt and turned around, "Believe it or not, although we don't like a group, but There is no need to create rumors about Gojo Satoru.”

The rain is picking up.The water droplets on the window sills became more and more dense, and the sanitation worker dragged his broom to close the window, and said "be careful not to catch a cold" to Xia You, who was leaning against the corner and smoking.He didn't speak, and held the fire with one hand, his eyebrows and eyes were hidden in the shadows and the blue-white smoke.

Wutiao slammed open the door of the roof, and it was almost eight o'clock.The night fell to the ground in conjunction with the rain curtain, the roof only covered two-thirds of the roof, and the area near the edge was shrouded in heavy rain, and it was a vast expanse of whiteness.

"Jie!" He walked a few steps and saw Xia You standing upright in the shed.The young man was dressed in black clothes that he hadn't had time to change, with a cigarette between his fingers, he was exhaling white mist one after another.Seeing Wujo, he turned around and waved his hands: "Yo, what's the matter?"

Wujo, who was awakened by Nitzi's phone call, slowed down, only to realize that his heart was beating fast, and every beat was violently hitting his ribs.The few bones of Xifo are like a cage, if Guan inside is eager to run to the other bird, he will knock the shackles out of the cracks and rush into the pouring rain.

"Nishimiya... that little girl really needs to be repaired." Wutiao randomly picked up a topic, "Don't pay attention to what she said, the approval process will come down immediately, and the case needs to retain the identity of the suspect. You have to worry about here and there all day long..."

Yaoyou turned his head to look at him, and dusted the cigarette ash with his knuckles.Perhaps it was Lei Yu's illusion, Wujo suddenly felt that his face was full of alienation, as if they met for the first time, separated by the cold prison cell made of steel, the two ends of the balance and the insurmountable deep moat.

So the thought that was about to be extinguished revived, burning more and more vigorously in the rainstorm, dyeing half of the sky red.How does wet wood burn?It originated from the idea of ​​a collapse, like thunder and lightning splitting the night sky, revealing a huge scar that was torn apart.

Wu Tiao almost jumped up to catch Xia You's collar, and within a thousandth of a second, he used his strength to turn around and severely knocked him to the ground.

At this moment, he put his oily face on the prisoner again, as if every bloody scene and every deep and muddy "sinner" was close at hand. They told him——Xia Youjie, Xia Youjie, none of them Not Xia Youjie.

"Bang!" When Wujo came back to his senses again, he had already pushed Xia You to the edge of the roof.

Half of the young man leaned out of the tall building, the only point of support for his whole body was the collar that was tightly held by five collars.As long as the police officer stretches out his five fingers, one by one, the damned "murderer" will immediately fall from the [-]th floor and be smashed to pieces.

But Xia You was still laughing, even in the face of a lunatic who never learned to integrate into human society.

By the way, they also call this "God".

Leaning back halfway, Xia You smiled while hooking the house at a height of [-] meters.The black hair was scattered, and the rain-soaked strands of hair stuck around the face, making the eyes deeper and the complexion whiter.He stared at Wutiao with all-encompassing eyes, as if the silver-haired police officer was the god who ruled everything.

"Why, now you admit it?" He laughed heartily at the azure sea who didn't know what madness is, "From the beginning to the end, you never trusted me-suspected, jealous, and even killed me without hesitation. It's all right, it's all right"

The pouring rain drenched the two people on the edge of the tall building.They were entangled in the cold air of early December, one clutching the other by the collar, hanging on their backs in mid-air, their bodies covered in water.The raindrops soaked the clothes at first, and then began to drill into the flesh and bone marrow, beating the skin one after another, and the pain was unbearable like nailing a fence.

But Xia You didn't realize it.He just looked at Wutiao, his violently heaving chest and the sea of ​​lightning and thunder in his eyes.

A storm was brewing, Dinghaishenzhen was submerged by the tide, and finally loosened inch by inch.Wutiao stretched out his hand in the turbulent sea, clung to the only life-saving straw, and was hit repeatedly by the suffocating violent wind and waves.He bit his lower lip until it was smashed, as if his whole body was crushed inch by inch, and then he used a furnace with a temperature of tens of millions of degrees to blend the residue to reshape a body from the ashes.

The process of remodeling was painful, but Wu Tiao stood next to each other with his eyes open, and his eyes were full of cold raindrops.

After a long time, he belatedly thought: These are Jie's eyes.

At that moment, the world roared and collapsed, crashing Wutiao into reality.He opened his eyes suddenly, and saw Xia You's distorted smile under him, and his own smiling self reflected in his eyes.

The wrists are sore, and the bones and joints are gradually unable to bear the weight of an adult.They fell on the edge of the roof, as if the last salute of flamenco.

"Ah...that's right." Wujo heard his own voice being washed away by the heavy rain, "I just doubt you!"

"I'm the best profiler in the police station, my intuition never goes wrong! You are the prisoner—you must be, only you, definitely you; not you..." He tugged at Xia You's collar His ten fingers were trembling, but the corners of his mouth were still slightly raised, solidified into a ferocious arc, "It's not you... what should I do?"

Thunder exploded, and the rain poured down like thousands of arrows.

Feeling his trembling, Xia You said softly, "Then do as you please."

"If you want to kill me, then let go." He smiled like a deceptive viper, and his curly black hair like algae strangled five strands, making the police officer breathless. "You think I'm still useful, just move back."

"I can't agree with all your choices, but I will never deny you."

The dome shone brightly like daylight; lightning flashed and thunder rumbled, Wu Tiao was drowned by tinnitus, and for a moment he didn't know whether it was the extremely heavy rain or his own heartbeat as heavy as a drum.

But he clearly heard the voice of heaven and earth breaking in his heart.

The next flash of lightning struck, and the two fell back to the rooftop.Wutiao lay on his back exhausted, Xia You stood up to look at him, and laughed hoarsely.

"Look?" He murmured, being pressed against himself by the tie being pulled by Wutiao, making those words disappear between the overlapping lips and teeth.

"you love me."