criminal profiling

Shi Ke was also very helpless. It was only in the morning that Zhuang Sheng finished analyzing the murderer's possible hiding place with him, and then led a team into the mountain to search with him.

Before entering the mountain, Zhuang Sheng asked the old forest guard where there is a cave suitable for living.The old man froze for a moment, then shook his head and said he didn't know, he hadn't seen it before, and asked in a puzzled tone:

"Is there a cave here?"

Shi Ke thought at the time that since the old man said no, it should be no, after all, he has patrolled the mountains and forests for decades and is as familiar with this place as his own.But Zhuang Sheng frowned after hearing this answer.

"There is a lot of limestone here, which belongs to karst landform, and it is easy to form negative karst landforms, such as karst ditches and caves. How can there be no caves?"

The old man couldn't understand the words he said, but at least he knew that Zhuang Sheng was questioning himself, and immediately pulled his face, a little unhappy, "Old man, I have traveled all over the green hills, not to mention that I can remember every stone, but the living If there are caves, how can we not see them. Besides, this is a forest, with many trees and grass, and few stones, so it is normal that there are no caves."

Zhuang Sheng was not angry when he was refuted, but then he taught the old man and Shi Ke a geography lesson for half an hour.In the end, if it wasn't for Shi Ke's excuse to drag him away, the old man would have fainted.

After entering the mountain, Zhuang Sheng didn't want the old man to lead the way, but walked ahead by himself.The old man shouted from behind that the road was not easy to go there, and that it was dangerous not to go, but Zhuang Sheng didn't listen, and the old man was so angry that he yelled "Wow", his beard was raised.

The junior who was originally liked very much has now become an annoying kid.

"Why are young people so disobedient and don't listen to the old man's words, and the disadvantage is in front of them." During the break, the old man was smoking a cigarette angrily, and glared several times at Zhuang Sheng who was sitting not far away.

Shi Ke was at the side trying to persuade the old man to calm down, "Master, young people have young people's ideas. Don't hit the south wall and don't look back, just let them hit the wall a few more times."

The old man raised his eyelids to look at him, and said angrily, "You are also a young man."

Shi Ke touched his nose and stopped talking.

At this moment, Zhuang Sheng got up and said that he was going to look ahead. Shi Ke thought he was embarrassed by the old man's stare and wanted to sit far away, so he didn't say much.

There were so many people there, there were several dogs, and it was broad daylight, who would have thought that something would happen.When Zhuang Sheng left, Shi Ke was still staring at his back, and stopped when he saw that someone had indeed walked not far away, as long as he could see it as soon as he looked up, he didn't pay much attention.

Unexpectedly, when he turned his head and said a few words to someone, when he turned his head to look again, there was no sign of Zhuang Sheng there.

Shi Ke's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately remembered that the No. 1 dead person found in this forest was killed while going for convenience.He immediately went over to look for someone to see if Zhuang Sheng had gone a little further before he could not see him.

As a result, all of them searched the surrounding area for five miles, but they didn't see anyone.

Only then did Shi Ke panic, and his heart sank.

In the end, he had to call Meng Yan.

-

While waiting for Meng Yan's arrival, Shi Ke took people to expand the area and searched again, but still found nothing.Shi Ke naturally felt uncomfortable when such a big living person disappeared in front of his eyes.

In particular, he couldn't figure out why Zhuang Sheng disappeared. He couldn't even be sure whether Zhuang Sheng had noticed something and walked away by himself, or someone had captured him.

As uncomfortable as Shi Ke, there is the old forest guard.After discovering that Zhuang Sheng was missing, the old man's expression at that moment was a bit indescribable, as if he was shocked, but also as if he blamed himself. After that, he buried his head in looking for someone, and didn't say a word again.

Shi Ke looked up and saw the old man's face that seemed to have aged a lot in an instant, and felt very uncomfortable, so he couldn't help comforting him, "Master, it's not your fault, there are so many of us here, no one has seen why Xiao Zhuang disappeared. Is it?"

The old man silently turned his head to look at him, but didn't speak, Shi Ke couldn't understand that expression.

The search team didn't find the person who was originally missing, and even lost one of their own. Everyone was a little sad.

Amidst the gloom and gloom, voices came from above everyone's heads, getting louder and louder, and soon appeared in front of them.

Shi Ke raised his head and stared blankly at a helicopter hanging in mid-air above his head.The tree below was shaken violently by the huge air current, and Shi Ke's clothes and hair were blown up.

The hatch of the helicopter opened, and a man in a black suit leaned out, grabbed the dangling rope and slid down.

Until the man landed steadily and went straight to Shi Ke, Shi Ke still didn't react.

"What about people?"

"Second Brother Meng?" Shi Ke's voice seemed to be dreaming, Meng Yan glanced at him lightly, and Shi Ke suddenly woke up with a jolt.

"Oh, we've been looking, but—"

"Where did the person disappear?" Meng Yan's expression was obviously very flat, but for some reason, Shi Ke felt that he must be very impatient now.He quickly pulled his attention back from the plane in the sky, and while leading Meng Yan forward, he introduced the situation at that time.

After Meng Yan landed, the helicopter spun in the air, slowly turned and flew away.

Many people didn't fully recover until the plane flew away. Few people didn't recognize the eye-catching logo on the fuselage. It was the logo of a well-known consortium in the country.And the man in front who descended from the sky, wearing a formal suit and going deep into the forest, obviously came in a hurry and didn't even have time to change his clothes.

——It’s too late to change clothes but I have time to call a helicopter. Does poverty really limit people’s imagination?

Over there, Meng Yan squatted at the spot where Zhuang Sheng had stood before, surveying the ground carefully, while Shi Ke stood at the side holding his breath and did not dare to disturb him.After a while, Meng Yan stood up, looked forward with deep eyes, and said coldly:

"He was taken away."

Shi Ke gave him a careful look, "Second Brother Meng, are you sure?"

Meng Yan glanced at him coldly, Shi Ke flinched.Although it is not that he lost the person, at least it happened under his nose, he still cannot escape the blame, and he deserves to be looked down upon.

"Which direction did he ask you to search in?"

Shi Ke didn't understand why Meng Yan asked such a question, but at this moment he didn't dare to say more, and raised his finger.Meng Yan glanced over there, then nodded at Shi Kewei, "You continue."

After he finished speaking, he strode away with long legs and walked in another direction. Shi Ke was stunned for a moment before he realized, and asked with a raised voice, "Second Brother Meng, where are you going?"

"Take him back."

After the last word was pronounced, Meng Yan's figure had disappeared among the lush branches and leaves.

So do you know where he is?

Shi Ke was rather depressed, why didn't he tell himself to go together, afraid that he would hold him back?

-

When Zhuang Sheng woke up, he found himself lying on the ground, with dense leaves covering his head, blocking most of the light, making the surroundings a bit dark and cold.

His body was limp and weak, Zhuang Sheng raised his arm and touched the back of his neck with great effort.Before passing out, I felt a pain in the back of my neck, and immediately lost consciousness.This feeling of weakness is due to the injection of muscle relaxants.

There was a burning feeling in his throat, Zhuang Sheng tried to open his mouth, but couldn't make a sound.

All electronic devices such as mobile phones and watches were removed from his body, and his weapons were also taken away.

I can't move, I can't speak, I lost my communication tools and was thrown in the deep mountains and old forests. If I were someone else, I'm afraid I'd be scared to death by now.Zhuang Sheng became more and more calm. He confirmed that he could only raise his hand at most. After crawling a few steps, he began to observe his surroundings.

It was about three o'clock before he passed out.Zhuang Sheng looked up at the sky, fortunately there was a sun today for him to judge the time and direction.

More than an hour has passed now, and it will be dark soon. At that time, even if there is no threat of wild animals, the low temperature at night alone will be enough for him-not to mention, the man made him lose his mobility and threw his voice on the ground. This place shouldn't be as simple as scaring him.

Zhuang Sheng sat for a while, regained his strength, and slowly stood up while holding a tree next to him.

Something fell from him.

Zhuang Sheng fixed his eyes on it, and his eyes froze suddenly.

A playing card, a special playing card.

Heart K.

On the back of the playing card, there is a line of small words written in pen:

The doomsday escape game, the clock starts.

-

Meng Yan walked through the mountains and forests at a speed like a cheetah. Those protruding branches and spreading vines seemed to have no effect on him, and even the most experienced hunters could not keep up with his footsteps.

The expensive suit on his body was scratched by a branch, but Meng Yan didn't care. He stared ahead with sharp eyes like a lion chasing its prey.

Suddenly, the fast-running figure stopped, listened intently for a moment, then turned around and ran in a certain direction.

In the dense bushes, on the thick fallen leaves, there is a mobile phone, ringing and vibrating.

——That is, Zhuang Sheng's cell phone.

Meng Yan's eyes were like unsheathed swords for a moment, he paused, and leaned over to pick up the phone.The alarm was still ringing, Meng Yan waited for a few seconds, and was about to press it off, when the ringing stopped suddenly, and a countdown interface popped up.

00:29:59

Meng Yan's pupils froze slightly, and the hand holding the phone suddenly exerted force.If he didn't wake up quickly and realize that this is Zhuang Sheng's phone, and he could squeeze the phone to explode in time.

30 minutes countdown.

The missing Zhuang Sheng, Zhuang Sheng's discarded cell phone.

It is self-evident what this is for counting down.

At that moment, the evil spirit on Meng Yan's body was so strong that it almost turned into substance, his eyes were dark without a trace of light.

— He must be found as soon as possible!

-

The forest is very quiet, only the "rustling" sound of the wind blowing through the leaves.The temperature has been greatly reduced by the sunlight filtered by the layers of branches and leaves. As the sun gradually moves westward, falling from the treetops to the hills, the forest is getting colder and colder.

Zhuang Sheng held on to the tree pole and struggled to move his steps. After a while, he only walked a dozen or so steps, but he was already out of breath, and big beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

He wasn't sure if the so-called escape game was a prank, but in this area, if he accidentally crashed into a certain territory, then he really needed to escape.

The body is constantly sweating, and the back is already wet, which is the aftereffect of the injection.

After walking for a while, Zhuang Sheng finally saw a suitable place to hide—yes, he had no intention of running away from the beginning, not to mention his current physical strength, even under normal circumstances, if it was "that person", He must not be an opponent either.

He has no chance of winning if he fights head-on, but in this situation, if he wins, he will die.

Zhuang Sheng leaned against the rock behind him and closed his eyes to rest, holding a stone he picked up halfway in his hand.Closing his eyes and leaning against the rock, he seemed to be so tired that he fell asleep, but in fact, Zhuang Sheng's whole body was tense, and he listened intently to the movement around him.

The forest has gradually darkened, with layers of trees added together, the line of sight is obstructed, and it is impossible to see anything farther away.

The wind is blowing, the forest is moving, the vegetation is making noise, and it is extremely quiet.In such a quiet world, a slight change is particularly clear.

click-

That is, the sound of feet stepping on the branches.

Zhuang Sheng suddenly opened his eyes, and saw a black shadow rushing towards him like lightning. He used all his strength to smash the stone in his hand, and then rolled to the side.

The stone hit Hei Ying's body, making the man slightly sluggish, as if he was stunned for a moment.But soon, that person rushed over again, he pressed on Zhuang Sheng, raised his pistol and stabbed it in the head.

At this moment, Zhuang Sheng exploded with unprecedented strength. He blocked the man's hand and pushed it up with all his strength.

During the stalemate, Zhuang Sheng could clearly see the face of the black shadow.

A young man with fair complexion and long hair, but well groomed.His expression at this time was extremely calm, without the slightest ups and downs in his emotions, and he looked at Zhuang Sheng without any emotion, as if he was looking at a dead thing.

—— Zhuang Sheng is a "zombie" to him, an enemy of mankind. Naturally, he doesn't need to have any feelings to kill a zombie.

Zhuang Sheng's strength couldn't resist him at all, the weakness of his body made his hand loose in an instant, and then the sharp thorn gleaming with cold light would plunge into his head.

Zhuang Sheng stared at the man's eyes without blinking, the cold indifference inside made him despair.

His hands began to tremble, his lips opened and closed, his Adam's apple slid up and down, and finally he managed to make a sound.

"I am human……"

The voice was hoarse and slight, but it was enough for two people to hear clearly in such a quiet environment.

The strength in his hand was suddenly released, and the man showed an expression of extreme shock on his face. He stared blankly at Zhuang Sheng, as if he was watching a living person turn into a monster—no, in his eyes, it should be Zhuang Sheng. The "monster" becomes a living person.

The young man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something.

Suddenly a gust of wind came from behind, the young man was alerted immediately, and just as he was about to turn his head, he was kicked flying and hit the nearest tree.The tree with the thickness of the mouth of the bowl was shaken endlessly, and many fallen leaves fluttered down.

"Shengsheng!" Meng Yan's heart almost stopped beating. If he was one step late, that man's sharp blade would have pierced Zhuang Sheng's head. At that time, no matter how powerful he was, he would not be able to save the lost life.

Meng Yan rushed forward, wanting to hug the man into his arms but didn't dare to do it for a while, because he didn't know if the man was injured anywhere.

"Shengsheng, are you okay? I'm sorry, I'm late." The man's voice trembled slightly, looking at the pale face of the young man on the ground, he was in a state of distress, and his eyes were full of pain.

Zhuang Sheng stared blankly at the person who suddenly appeared in front of him, unable to react.

A groan nearby woke up the two people who were looking at each other. A flash of hostility flashed in Meng Yan's eyes, and he turned around suddenly, with a murderous aura all over his body - the man at this moment, God blocks and kills gods, Buddhas block and kill Buddhas.

However, before he could take a step forward, the corner of his clothes was grabbed by a slight force, and he could break free without any effort.However, the man's footsteps could not be taken at all.

"Don't, don't kill him."

When the hoarse voice came out, Meng Yan's expression changed suddenly, "What's wrong with your voice?" After the words fell, he didn't care about anything else, he checked Zhuang Sheng's whole body, he was only weak, and there were some scratches on his arms There were no other wounds outside, and I finally let go of my heart.

Zhuang Sheng was unable to speak, and shook his head lightly. His mood fluctuated too much, and now he was even more powerless.

From the excitement of being attacked before to the surprise of seeing the man suddenly appear, Zhuang Sheng still hasn't recovered from it.However, with the appearance of this person, even though he is still weak, he is not afraid at all, and feels very at ease.

Zhuang Sheng, who was about to speak, glanced to the side out of the corner of his eye, swallowed what he wanted to say immediately, slightly tightened his hand holding the corner of the man's clothes, and shouted with extra effort, "He is going to run away, chase..."

Meng Yan didn't even look back, took off his suit jacket and put it on Zhuang Sheng, and asked softly: "Is it cold? It's going to be dark soon, let's go back." He said and pulled Zhuang Sheng closer to him , and pulled him into his arms.

Zhuang Sheng watched helplessly as the man staggered up and ran away without a trace.Because he was too surprised and surprised, he didn't even notice the overly intimate posture between the two of them at this time.

Zhuang Sheng withdrew his gaze, blinked, and looked at the calm man with puzzlement, "You—"

Seeing that Zhuang Sheng had difficulty speaking, Meng Yan simply covered his mouth with his hand and frowned, "Your throat is uncomfortable, so don't speak." It seemed that they completely forgot what they came to the mountain for.

——No, I went into the mountain to search for the suspect. This person, probably, maybe, just came to find me.

Thinking of this part, Zhuang Sheng couldn't help but fell silent, and then found that he was almost completely lying in this person's arms, and suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.He twisted his body, the weak force was negligible to Meng Yan, in order to make the person in his arms more comfortable, he also freed his hand to adjust his posture.

Zhuang Sheng still couldn't let the murderer who bumped into him run away, as soon as his mouth was free, he couldn't help but say, "I—" Meng Yan's eyes made him shut his mouth obediently again.

Zhuang Sheng realized belatedly that this person was angry, or very angry.Thinking of the nervous and frightened expression on his face when this person appeared just now, Zhuang Sheng couldn't help feeling guilty.It's just that this feeling of guilt was mixed with a little joy, which made Zhuang Sheng blame himself even more, and couldn't help but bow his head.

"I'll take care of you first before I can take care of others."

Meng Yan seemed to sigh. Seeing Zhuang Sheng lowered his brows and looking sleepy, he thought he was suffering.Meng Yan raised his hand to explore Zhuang Sheng's forehead, then pinched his arms and legs—well, they were soft and comfortable to the touch, and it would be even more comfortable if it wasn't through the clothes.

Maintaining a serious expression on his face, Meng Yanqing coughed and began to scold, "Every time something happens when you don't see it, do you want me to lock you up to be obedient? Can you do things like catching suspects by yourself?"

"No one." Zhuang Sheng retorted in a low voice.

Meng Yan paused, and cast a glance at him, "Have you learned to talk back yet?" Zhuang Sheng lowered his head even further, and was instantly as quiet as a chicken.Meng Yan said a few more words, and hugged him very skillfully and naturally while speaking.

And Zhuang Sheng, who was being scolded with his head down, didn't feel anything wrong at all, and even shrank in habitually, nestling in the man's arms like a small ball when he was a child.

Meng Yan, who turned into a chatterbox upon seeing Zhuang Sheng, seemed to be reprimanding but actually cared a lot, and finally calmed down from his nervousness.

Familiar embrace, familiar voice, the ups and downs and exciting Zhuang Sheng who had passed the day felt drowsy, his eyelids became heavy, and finally he closed his eyes amidst the increasingly gentle voice.

Seeing that Zhuang Sheng finally relaxed and fell asleep, Meng Yan sighed softly and remained silent.

When I was about to walk out of the forest, I didn't feel any bumps in my sleep, but the familiar embrace was still so warm and nostalgic.Zhuang Sheng subconsciously burrowed into Meng Yan's arms, clutching the clothes on his chest, uttering a slight raving.

Meng Yan didn't hear the first sentence clearly, so he stopped and put his ear close to Zhuang Sheng's mouth.This time he heard it clearly, and his face changed instantly.

Zhuang Sheng shouted in his sleep:

"Don't want me, I will be good, I will be good..."

Did sending this child, who was not yet 16 years old, abroad to live on his own, have it caused such a great psychological trauma to him?After so many years, he still feels so restless when he sleeps?

Meng Yan stared at the person in his arms with gentle and painful eyes.

He couldn't help tightening his arms and hugging him even tighter, as if he was holding a precious treasure, his movements were cautious and full of pity.

When Zhuang Sheng babbled again, Meng Yan put his lips close to his ear, and assured him softly, "Don't be afraid, I won't let you go. This time, I won't give you another chance to opt out."

The sleeping Zhuang Sheng seemed to be comforted and calmed down, his head moved slightly, and his ears touched Meng Yan's lips.Meng Yan didn't move, and after a long while, he gently squeezed Zhuang Sheng's earlobe, then moved his lips to his forehead, and kissed him slowly.

-

When Zhuang Sheng woke up again, he found himself lying in the hospital.There are all kinds of equipment in the white ward, and at first glance, it is not all the equipment owned by the small county.

Meng Yan took him away from Song County while he was asleep?

Zhuang Sheng got up from the bed in a jiffy—most of the feeling of softness and weakness had dissipated. Zhuang Sheng felt that he had almost recovered, grabbed the coat by the bedside and walked out.

Push open the door and bump into someone's arms.

Meng Yan squeezed the phone, his face was gloomy because of the call just now, and he subconsciously caught the person who bumped into his arms from inside.Looking down at Zhuang Sheng, his face was slightly flushed after waking up from a deep sleep. At this time, he opened his mouth slightly and looked up at him, as if he hadn't fully woken up from his sleep.

Meng Yan raised his mobile phone in one hand, and grabbed Zhuang Sheng's shoulder with the other, frowning slightly, "Where are you going when you get up?"

Zhuang Sheng opened his mouth, not knowing how to speak for a moment.He was kindly sent to the hospital, so is he going to scold the other party for taking him away from the scene?

Looking at Zhuang Sheng's expression, Meng Yan knew what he was thinking and didn't explain it.He put away his mobile phone, adjusted Zhuang Sheng's clothes slowly, and buttoned them one by one.

"Put on your clothes before going out, what should you do if you are sick?"

Zhuang Sheng stood obediently and asked him to tidy up his clothes. When the last button was buttoned, he pursed his lips and said in a low voice and stubbornly: "I want to go back to Song County."

"Okay, okay, go back to Song County." Meng Yan put on the tone of coaxing a child, Zhuang Sheng frowned, looked up at him, and stared into his eyes to show his seriousness.

"I want to go back to Song County." He repeated.

Meng Yan looked at the tightly wrapped Zhuang Sheng with satisfaction, gently pinched his face, and said with a smile: "I didn't tell you not to come back." As he spoke, he took Zhuang Sheng's hand very naturally, and led him out.

Zhuang Sheng: "..."

What happened when you woke up?Did he wear it back to his childhood?

When Zhuang Sheng saw the helicopter parked in front of him, Zhuang Sheng's eyes widened a little bit, and he was even more confused.

Although I know that this person has a profound background, but he has always worked as a work, and his family is a family. Doesn't his work always depend on himself, and the boundary between him and his family is very clear?What's going on now?

When Zhuang Sheng was still at a loss, Meng Yan pushed him onto the plane and fastened his seat belt before whispering an explanation in his ear.

"Come on, I'll take you there."

Originally, he just wanted to go to Zhuang Sheng in Song County by himself, but he didn't know what to say at this time, so he had to keep silent.

Amid the roar of the helicopter taking off, the man's voice was low and clear.

"From now on, I will never leave you."

-

All the way to Song County, Zhuang Sheng remained silent, and Meng Yan did not speak either.After getting off the plane, the two went to the police station. When they arrived, Zhuang Sheng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly turned around, stared into Meng Yan's eyes and said:

"Do you know who attacked me?"

The attack he was talking about here was not the suspect who lived in seclusion in the deep forest and had doomsday illusions, but the one who attacked him and threw him alone into the suspect's range.

Meng Yan looked at him, with some hesitation on his face, he pondered for a moment, and said to Zhuang Sheng: "This has nothing to do with you, you are an innocent disaster." Zhuang Sheng frowned, and if he wanted to say anything else, Meng Yan pulled his hand The shoulders turned in one direction, pushing him forward.

"Okay, okay, don't think about it anymore, what you should do now is to close this case as soon as possible."

Zhuang Sheng, who was about to refute, immediately fell silent after hearing Meng Yan's words.

He turned his back to Meng Yan, so he couldn't see the gentle smile on the man's face at that moment, and a chilling cold light shone in his eyes.

Seeing Zhuang Sheng's return with a gift of Meng Yan, Shi Ke greatly welcomed him.The two discussed their respective situations, Shi Ke and the others found more corpses, and Zhuang Sheng further narrowed down the scope of the search.

"So far, a total of fifteen corpses have been found. Because it is inconvenient to move at night, we will continue to search the mountain tomorrow." Shi Ke said with a sigh, with a heavy tone, "The murderer has been hiding in that area for many years, and he did not know who killed them all these years." How many people. If this case hadn’t been exposed, I don’t know how many people died at his hands in the future. What’s even more ridiculous is that these people probably didn’t even know they died. The reason why they were killed was that a lunatic treated them as a body A walking dead."

After hearing this, Zhuang Sheng was silent for a while, didn't say anything, just asked him, "Where's Chen Tianyou?"

Chen Tianyou was the old forest guard, Shi Ke realized who Zhuang Sheng was asking after a while.

"Oh, I think it's not early, so I asked the uncle to go back to rest. After all, he is getting old and running around with us these days, and his body may not be able to bear it."

Zhuang Sheng fell silent again, lowered his eyes slightly, and said slowly, "Bring him here."

Shi Ke was taken aback, and subconsciously looked at Meng Yan next to him.

Meng Yan was staring at Zhuang Sheng, who was very devoted when he was doing business, and noticed Shi Ke's eyes, and gave him some peripheral vision.Ask with your eyes:

see what i do?

Shi Ke shook the corners of his eyes: What's the situation?Is there something wrong with that old man?

Meng Yan glanced at him again: Ask me what I do, I just came to watch our Shengsheng.

The corners of Shi Ke's eyes twitched, and he died.

Zhuang Sheng didn't notice the eyebrows and eyes of the two, and was absorbed in the case.Seeing that Shi Ke hadn't moved, he raised his head and gave him a questioning look.

Shi Ke peeked at Meng Yan again, and saw that he was standing behind Zhuang Sheng like a door god, like an old monk.His weak heart, which had been single for 30 years, suffered a critical blow, and the corners of his mouth fluttered away twitching.

The old forest guard arrived soon, but this time he was not followed by the earth dog.Seeing that Zhuang Sheng was safe and sound, the old man seemed very happy, and the wrinkles on his face relaxed a little.

Zhuang Sheng didn't wait for greetings, and went straight in. He stared into the old man's eyes and asked a question.

"where is he?"

Shi Keshang was a little puzzled, but the old man opened his eyes wide in an instant, staring at Zhuang Sheng in extreme astonishment.Seeing the old man's expression, Shi Ke immediately understood something, so he swallowed back the words and watched silently.

Zhuang Sheng stared at the old man without blinking, his tone was not harsh, but he continued to ask seriously: "How long has he lived in the mountains? Who is with him? Do you know how many people he killed? All these people Where was it thrown?" Zhuang Sheng asked one question after another, and the old man's face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his neck seemed to be overwhelmed, and slowly bent down.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, and everyone's eyes were fixed on the old man.

After a suffocating long silence, the old man raised his head little by little, his usual benevolent expression was gone, and he looked at Zhuang Sheng pleadingly in his eyes.

Zhuang Sheng frowned slightly, and looked at him without flinching, "From the very beginning, you knew where the person we were looking for was, but you deliberately took us in the opposite direction. Later, I figured out the correct range by myself, you I wanted to stop it, but I didn't know how to do it, so I was so angry."

There was no fear of being pierced in the old man's eyes, but the sadness grew stronger, and his lips quivered slightly.

Shi Ke couldn't bear it, but when he thought of the bones under the fallen leaves in the forest, his sympathy flew away.

"You are covering up a murderer! There is another girl left outside. Do you know that if you delay for a minute, the girl will be in more danger. Although you did not participate in the murder, what does it have to do with yourself?" difference. Doesn't your conscience bother you?"

Faced with Shi Ke's questioning, the old man's face flashed with deep guilt.With shaking hands, he took out the cigarette rod and lit it, took a puff tremblingly, and his expression gradually calmed down.

"Xiao Mo is a good boy, he will not hurt that girl."

Shi Ke frowned, "How do you know he won't hurt the girl? He has killed so many people, even the girl's friend was killed by him, right?"

"Because Wang Lin is a surviving human being in his eyes." Zhuang Sheng answered, and he still looked at the old man while speaking, "Do you know his identity?"

The old man shook his head. It was not easy for him to bear it alone for so long, but it was a relief to say it all now, "I only know his surname is Mo, and I saw it for the first time eight years ago when I was patrolling the forest."

"Eight years ago?" Shi Ke clicked his tongue.

The old man smoked a cigarette slowly, talking about the past.

"Xiao Mo was very defensive. At that time, I didn't know that he lived in the mountains. I thought he was just a young man experiencing mountain life. About a year later, I accidentally broke my leg while patrolling the forest. I didn't have a mobile phone and couldn't communicate with the outside world. Contact, only Heizi was with me at the time. I thought I would die of starvation in the mountains, but unexpectedly, I met Xiao Mo again. He bandaged my wound, gave me food and water, and then sent me home. "

"At that time, didn't you find that there was something wrong with him?" Zhuang Sheng asked.

The old man paused and replied slowly: "I could see that something was wrong with him. He deliberately waited until it was dark to send me down the mountain, carefully avoiding others all the way, and seemed very nervous. At first, I thought he was a wanted criminal and fled to Hidden in the mountains to avoid being hunted. When I got home, I left him for dinner, but he said that someone was waiting for him to go back, so he couldn’t stay long, and before leaving, he asked me if I had any clothes for the children.”

Shi Ke heard this and couldn't help asking: "He really has a child? Have you seen that child? How old is it? Who is he?"

The old man didn't know how to answer the series of questions. He paused, and finally shook his head and said, "I haven't seen that child, nor have I been to the place where Xiao Mo lives. I just meet him occasionally when patrolling the mountains. I will bring some Things to give him, Xiao Mo will also ask me for some items used by children, in addition to clothes and toys, there are also fairy tale books. By the way, he also asked me if I have "Andersen's Fairy Tales", saying that his sister is very special. like."

The old man paused, and the sadness in his eyes filled, "I didn't know that he killed people at first, and later passengers often disappeared. I followed the search and rescue team to look for it several times. Once, I teamed up with a young man, and I took him Searching in the depths of the forest, Xiao Mo suddenly jumped out, grabbed the boy's neck and stabbed him in the head with a knife, then grabbed my hand and led me to run, saying, "Hurry up, they will gather soon, If you're surrounded, you can't escape."

The old man's voice became heavier and heavier, as if it took him a lot of effort to utter every word, "He thought that I was caught by a monster, so he killed that man in order to save me." The old man looked up at Zhuang Sheng, shortly In time, he seemed to be ten years older again, like an old man who was dying, "I don't know, he would kill so many people."

"Xiao Mo is just sick, he doesn't want to kill people. As long as he judges that they are not monsters, not only will he not harm them, but he will even help them."

Shi Ke felt inexplicably heavy and didn't know what to say.He turned his head to look at Zhuang Sheng, and seeing that the young Dr. Zhuang didn't show any obvious expression on his face, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, he really is someone who has seen the world.

"If you are sick, you should go where you need to go. Let him stay in this forest, and let him kill people." Zhuang Sheng said calmly, and Shi Ke nodded repeatedly.

"That's right, although he thought he killed a 'monster', it was actually a human." Shi Ke paused here, and asked as if thinking of something, "How did he judge the difference between a human and a 'monster'? 'Yes? It can't just depend on your mood."

The old man froze for a moment, as if he didn't expect him to ask this, and shook his head after a moment of silence.

He really didn't know about this, and he never thought about asking Xiao Mo.

"It's a voice." Zhuang Sheng replied again. When he spoke, he lowered his head slightly and curled his fingers slightly, obviously remembering some bad experiences. "People can speak, monsters can't speak."

Meng Yan, who had been silently guarding behind him, held his hand when he saw this.The man's palm is broad and thick, and with a light grip, it completely encloses the young man's hand.

Zhuang Sheng struggled but did not break free, so he simply let him go.Fortunately, everyone was immersed in the case at this time, and no one paid attention to the small actions of the two in private.

"No matter what, we must find him as soon as possible. After being isolated from the world and society for a long time, his mental state will only get worse and worse. When he reaches the limit of his endurance, he will collapse. At that time, he will go to an extreme again. " Zhuang Sheng said.

Shi Ke asked: "What extreme?"

Zhuang Sheng lowered his eyes, and said in a soft and steady voice, "I will die with the 'monster' he thought of."

Suddenly, a chill ran down everyone's spine.

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With the clues provided by the old man, before they went into the mountain to arrest people, the real identity of the suspect was quickly revealed.Comparing the age of the suspect and the one or two-year-old girl who disappeared at the same time, the missing persons data from seven or eight years ago was screened, and a person matching the profile was found.

Mo Wendong, 26 years old, disappeared from his home eight years ago. He also disappeared with his younger sister who just turned one year old.

It happened to be Mo Wendong's birthday that day, and the family celebrated it happily.But the next day, neighbors found Mo Wendong's parents lying on the bed covered in blood. Both of them had their heads pierced with a sharp weapon, and the bleeding blood stained the whole bed.

The parents were killed on the bed, and the two children in the family disappeared—a girl who had just turned one year old, and Mo Wendong, who had just grown up.

Neighbors called the police.

This case caused a sensation at the time, because not only the house entered and murdered, but also two children disappeared.Since there was no shortage of valuables in the house, and there were no signs of external damage to the doors and windows, Mo Wendong became the biggest suspect.It's just that there was no direct evidence and the murder weapon was never found.Coupled with Mo Wendong's disappearance, the case ended up being unsolved and unsolved.

Unexpectedly, many years later, the truth of the case will be revealed to the world in this way.

"It's him." Zhuang Sheng pointed to the photo on the file with a firm tone.

Mo Wendong was the suspect who hid deep in the mountains and had doomsday fantasies.

Knowing the identity of the suspect is only to answer part of the doubts, the most important thing is to find him.

With the cooperation of the old man who guarded the forest, Shi Ke led the team and brought all the people who came to support, and went into the mountain fully armed.

Zhuang Sheng accompanied him this time, Shi Ke originally wanted him to stay.After all, he had only been tied up before, and he had been injected with muscle relaxants, so he hadn't fully recovered.It's just that he saw that Meng Yan didn't say anything, and he seemed to follow Zhuang Sheng wherever he went, so he chose to remain silent.

With the forest guard leading the way, it was easier for Zhuang Sheng and the others to enter the mountain this time.

It was still the direction Zhuang Sheng pointed out yesterday, and the old man couldn't give a too precise range, he just knew the range of Mo Wendong's activities.

"Everyone, be careful, Xiao Mo will make traps where he is active, and use it for hunting." The old man reminded, and just after he finished speaking, there was a scream from the crowd.

All of a sudden, everyone felt like an enemy.

It wasn't that he stepped on a trap, but an arrow flew from nowhere and stuck in the arm of a police officer. Originally, the arrow was flying towards Zhuang Sheng, but Meng Yan quickly pulled him, and the arrow hit The person behind Zhuang Sheng held it.

The old man's expression changed, he looked around and shouted, "Little Mo!"

Everyone held their breath and waited nervously.

The surroundings are extremely quiet, the breeze blows over the hills, the lush branches and leaves, and people's slightly restless hearts.

In the silence, a figure turned from behind the giant tree not far ahead, holding a compound bow in his hand.The bow is drawn and the arrow is ready to go, the tip of the arrow is shining with cold light.

The man's hair was very long, hanging down to cover half of his eyebrows.Behind the hair, those dark eyes are like a cornered beast, full of loneliness and pain.

He stared at the old man guarding the forest, and said in a slightly weird hoarse voice:

"You still brought them."