criminal profiling

After getting the address given by Zhao Xiaoyu, Shi Ke hurriedly took a team and set off.

In the car, Shi Ke looked restless while driving, looking at the back seat through the mirror on his head from time to time.Meng Yan and Zhuang Sheng were sitting in the back seat together. Since getting in the car, neither of them had spoken, and the atmosphere was somewhat depressed.

After a few more minutes, Shi Ke finally couldn't help breaking the silence and asked the answer he wanted to know just now.

"Second brother Meng, what did you tell Zhao Xiaoyu? Why did she let go?" Before he and Zhuang Sheng interrogated him for so long, the weak-looking girl resisted the pressure and refused to say anything. .In the end, Meng Yan asked her to obediently tell her the address with just one sentence.

The team leader is indeed the team leader. Although the special team no longer exists, as long as the team leader is in charge, nothing will be a problem.

Meng Yan didn't answer him right away, but looked at Zhuang Sheng who seemed to be in a low mood beside him.

"Did Shengsheng think of it?"

Zhuang Sheng drooped his head, looking a little discouraged. Hearing this, he glanced at Meng Yan, then lowered his head and nodded lightly.Meng Yan stroked his head to comfort him:

"You are inexperienced, you should be unexpected, don't be discouraged by it."

"I should have thought of it." Zhuang Sheng was still unhappy.

Meng Yan sighed, "Shengsheng, although you have a doctor's degree in psychology, you can understand people's psychology, but that is the psychology of ordinary people. And there are some people in the world who have no idea what they are thinking and what they will do. traceable."

"But you know." Zhuang Sheng said.

Meng Yan fell silent, thinking of something, his eyes were a little distant.The sleeves were ripped off, Meng Yan came back to his senses, met Zhuang Sheng's worried eyes, he paused, smiled and replied: "That's because I have dealt with these people for many years."

"I said, have you forgotten that there is still a person?" Shi Ke's dissatisfied protest came from the front, "have pity on me, an old man who is slow-minded, and I can't keep up with the thinking of geniuses like you—— So, second brother Meng, what exactly were you talking about?"

Meng Yan raised his head and glanced at Shi Ke, and said in a cold tone: "I told Zhao Xiaoyu, who is the last person Lin Shen will kill."

Shi Ke was anxious when he heard this, and he didn't care about such obvious discrimination, so he asked: "Who is it?"

"Lin Shen."

Shi Ke slipped his hands on the steering wheel and almost collided with the car next to him, "Who are you talking about? Lin Shen? He wants to kill himself?!"

Meng Yan lowered his eyes and lowered his voice, "The last crime, anger, abusing justice, and punishing others, was committed by Lin Shen himself."

Shi Ke was in a mess, "No, didn't he regard himself as a messenger of God, doing justice for the heavens? Why did he link his actions with 'anger' and want to kill himself as punishment? Is it because responsibility?"

"Punishment from heaven, he is the executor. At the same time, he is also a mortal body. During the execution process, he violated the precepts, and of course he will be punished. Lin Shen's beliefs are crazy and pure. He doesn't think it's killing himself, but Just kill that body." It was Zhuang Sheng who answered.

Shi Ke shuddered when he heard this, "Flesh, flesh? He doesn't think there is a soul after death, can he go to heaven or something?"

After speaking, neither of the two people in the back seat answered, but the expressions on their faces seemed to be acquiescing, and Shi Ke only felt that his three views had been strongly impacted.

Madmen are terrible, and madmen who engage in feudal superstition are even more terrifying.

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The address Zhao Xiaoyu gave was a building whose construction was suspended. The 20-storey high-rise has taken initial shape, but the walls on both sides have not yet been completed, nor have doors and windows been installed.

The car stopped in the open space in front of the building. In addition to Meng Yan and Zhuang Sheng, Shi Ke brought a dozen people and dispersed to search the building.

Standing in front of the building, Zhuang Sheng looked at the semi-finished tall building. There were some discarded construction materials randomly scattered around, and the ground was covered with cement dust.It was very quiet, there was no machine roaring, and no one was around.

However, Zhuang Sheng had a feeling that Lin Shen was waiting for them in this building—to be precise, he was waiting for Meng Yan.

Meng Yan protected Zhuang Sheng behind him, and the two climbed to the roof together.Although the two of them didn't say a word, they looked towards the top floor in a tacit understanding.

Because it has not yet been built, there is naturally no elevator, so the two can only climb up the stairs. Zhuang Sheng struggled to climb the 20 floors, so Meng Yan stretched out a hand to pull him, but he didn't refuse.

Ten minutes later, the two finally climbed to the top of the building. Meng Yan stood in front of Zhuang Sheng, stretched out his hand and slowly opened the front door.

The roof is windy and looks cleaner than the ground.On the edge of the roof, a man in a black windbreaker sat with his back to them, as if admiring the distant scenery.

"Are you here?" the man asked, and Zhuang Sheng immediately recognized the voice from the video that day, and couldn't help but want to step forward excitedly, but Meng Yan grabbed his hand.

Meng Yan pulled Zhuang Sheng behind him and stood still, took a few steps forward and stood still, looking at the back with a calm expression, his tone calm.

"If you want to see me, it won't be faster to come to me directly."

Lin Shen sat without moving, "That would be too boring. Besides, I invited you here to give you a little surprise."

Meng Yan asked, "What surprise?"

Lin Shen replied: "Don't worry. Look, isn't this coming?"

Not far ahead, there was a sound of "咻咻" breaking through the air, and in Zhuang Sheng's eyes, the light gray sky exploded into colorful flowers.One after another, warm and lively.

Fireworks during the day can still illuminate the sky.

"Please watch the fireworks."

Lin Shen's voice resounded clearly amidst the crackling sound of fireworks exploding in the air.

"You came a little late, but luckily you didn't miss the fireworks."

Meng Yan's voice was still calm, "The way you invite people can be more direct."

Lin Shen looked back at Meng Yan in surprise, "I told Zhao Xiaoyu, didn't you ask her?"

They naturally asked, but Zhao Xiaoyu didn't tell anyone until Meng Yan came forward.

Zhuang Sheng glared at Lin Shen. He was a little surprised that the person who did such a frenzied thing looked so calm and very polite.

But he obviously only used Zhao Xiaoyu as a tool, and didn't care about her life or death.

"Zhao Xiaoyu has been reluctant to reveal your whereabouts because you helped her. The reason why she told us that you are here is because she knows you are going to commit suicide and hopes that we can stop you."

The dissatisfaction in Zhuang Sheng's tone made Lin Shen raise his eyebrows, his eyes stayed on him for a moment, he curled his lips into a smile, and looked at Meng Yan meaningfully, "You should be free, but you are willing to put on shackles yourself, Is there anything worth remembering about such an ordinary and tasteless life?"

Zhuang Sheng frowned when he heard that, he didn't understand what he meant, and wanted to rush up to ask, but was blocked by Meng Yan.

Meng Yan shook Zhuang Sheng's hand reassuringly, his expression didn't change, he looked at Lin Shen and snorted, "I don't have as much taste as you, and I mistook Purgatory for the human world." He lowered his eyes, and there was a faint cold light in his eyes, " You have your own fun, and I, of course, have mine."

"Oh, really?" Lin Shen sighed regretfully, turned his head back, and said in a calm tone with a trace of regret, "I thought we were the same kind of people."

Zhuang Sheng looked at Meng Yan suddenly, for some reason, he felt uneasy when he heard Lin Shen's words.Meng Yan remained calm, but a cold light flashed across his eyes, "The same kind? Which one?"

"Of course—" Lin Shen suddenly raised his voice, and the tone was drawn out. He stood up from the ground, turned around slowly, and uttered three words slowly.

"Very human."

After the words fell, he lifted the cloak on his body and threw it back. The black cloak unfolded in the wind like a banner and fell down.

When Lin Shen stood up and threw away the cloak, Zhuang Sheng and Meng Yan's expressions changed - they saw a steel wire wrapped around Lin Shen's neck and limbs, and the other end of the steel wire stretched behind him to the edge of the roof.

Zhuang Sheng realized something, his heart seemed to be pinched by a hand, he felt out of breath, he subconsciously grabbed Meng Yan's arm tightly.

Among the seven deadly sins, the punishment corresponding to anger is—dismemberment of living body.

——This person not only wanted to kill himself, but he also came up with such an extreme method to mutilate himself alive, just like the ancient punishment of quartering a corpse by five horses.

What a crazy person.

Or, can he still call it a "person"?

Meng Yan felt the trembling of the person behind him, he clenched the hand that was holding his arm, and his eyes were still fixed on Lin Shen in front of him.

"Maybe you and I are somewhat different from ordinary people. But, no matter what kind of person you think you are, based on the crimes you committed, I will be the one who will arrest you."

Lin Shen opened his hands, and a smile slowly appeared on his face. He laughed exaggeratedly, but he didn't make a sound, and his whole face looked a little distorted—until this moment, this person finally showed a little madness that was in line with his nature.

The fireworks had ended at some point, and the sky returned to tranquility—but the tranquility at this time did not make people feel peaceful, but instead made people feel palpitations.

In the silence, Lin Shen's voice was clear and loud.

"Really? You want to judge me? In this world, no one can judge me!" He stepped back as he spoke, the exaggerated smile on his face stuck to it like a mask and couldn't be peeled off.

"Meng Yan, one day, you will understand that only my choice is meaningful."

As he spoke, he leaned back, swayed his body, and disappeared from Zhuang Sheng's vision in the blink of an eye.

Zhuang Sheng was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly reacted and rushed forward. Before he could reach the edge of the roof, Meng Yan pulled him back and pressed him on his chest.

"Shengsheng, don't go there."

Zhuang Sheng felt a little exhausted, leaning softly on Meng Yan's body - if Meng Yan hadn't freed up a hand to support him, he might not even be able to stand still.

"What will happen if he jumps?" Zhuang Sheng asked lightly.

Meng Yan looked at Zhuang Sheng whose eyes were straightened, all his strength seemed to be taken away, he was worried and distressed, he couldn't care what would happen if someone jumped off the building.

"Shengsheng, this case is over, don't worry about the rest of the matter, I'll take you back to rest." The person in his arms was pale, his eyes were dark, obviously he hadn't slept well these days.

Zhuang Sheng closed his eyes forcefully, opened them again, tried hard to control his breathing, and forced himself to calm down.

"The seven deadly sins are, after all, completed." Zhuang Sheng took a deep breath, returning strength to his body little by little. He pushed Meng Yan away and stood upright, his eyes fell on the place where Lin Shen jumped.

"In this case, I did nothing. I couldn't stop the murderer from killing. Even the murderer committed suicide, and I couldn't catch him. I—" Zhuang Sheng closed his eyes, his voice suppressed Bitterly, "It's not as good as my father, and it's not as good as you."

Before the murderer jumped off the building in front of his eyes, Meng Yan's expression didn't change much. Now when he heard Zhuang Sheng's words, his expression changed suddenly, and he became nervous—especially when he saw him forcing himself to calm down, he felt even more nervous. pain.

The child he held in the palm of his hand, even reluctant to let him hold a fruit knife, did not expect to face such a bloody scene again and again after many years, and did not dare to show a scared expression-the child he cared about so much, lost himself He was forced to grow up under the protection of his mother, but he didn't feel relieved at all when he saw it.

Meng Yan couldn't help asking himself in his heart whether the choice he made back then was right or wrong.

"You kid, what are you talking about, do you have a comparison like this?" Meng Yan put his hands on Zhuang Sheng's shoulders, looked down into his eyes, "Neither Uncle Zhuang nor I, never thought of letting you Choose this path. But if you like it, I won’t object to it. It’s just that you have to understand that not all crimes in this world can be discovered and stopped, and not all crimes will be punished. I entered In this business for more than ten years, countless criminals have been arrested, but there are still cases that cannot be solved and criminals that cannot be caught.”

Meng Yan lifted Zhuang Sheng's head up to this point, looked into his wet eyes, saw that he was wronged like he was when he was a child and forced himself not to cry, his heart couldn't help but soften.

"Shengsheng, in this case, you have done what you should do, so don't feel any guilt or self-blame."

Zhuang Sheng looked at the man in front of him, his gentle eyes looked gentle and reliable.Staring at him quietly like this, as if he was the only one in his eyes.

This person has always been so strong, the weak one is always himself.

He had to work harder to make himself as indestructible as a man—only then would he not be sent away from this person again, and he could, always, guard him.

Looking at the young man who cheered up and had fighting spirit inexplicably ignited in his eyes, although Meng Yan was a little puzzled, he quickly put it behind him and became happy for the youth's recovery.

It seems that although he has retired for a year, his skill has not deteriorated, and he has achieved very good results in ideological work.

-

Shi Ke led people to search the entire building, and later ran to catch the person who set off the fireworks when the fireworks sounded.After asking, I found out that they just charged money to light the fire here as ordered.

After returning to the building, he saw someone on the top of the building, and immediately led people to rush up.Less than halfway through the rush, something fell from upstairs, pulling a long steel wire, and something fell on the steel wire.

From Shi Ke's position, he happened to see a bloody arm hanging from one of the steel wires, bouncing up high due to the effect of inertia, and the blood splattered in the air.

Shi Ke ran to the side, poked his head out to look upstairs, and then vomited.

Five steel wires of different lengths hang down from the roof of the building. Bloody corpses are hung on each steel wire, which are human limbs—the one hanging on the top is a bloody human head.

What fell into a pulp on the ground was a torso without limbs and head.

But how many promises do I have to keep, how many roads I have to drive before I can sleep peacefully, and how many roads I have to drive before I can sleep peacefully.

—Robert Fronister

Volume Two Doomsday Talk