When we arrived in City C, Zheng Min drove the car to an underground garage where he was good at and took me on a bus to a small apartment on the outskirts of City C. Zheng Min opened the door and introduced to me: "This is the apartment that Wei Kai rented in someone else's name, and it has been rented a long time ago. It's been a few years since the apartment was built, and it's an ordinary house, so you can rest assured that it won't be discovered. ”

"Do you have enough cash?" I asked Zheng Min.

Zheng Min was stunned for a moment, but immediately nodded: "Of course I will bring cash, of course I will not let the bank card record lock my location, and almost all of them have been changed to change, so don't worry that it will find us through the guò banknote number." ”

I sighed, it seems that the preparations have been perfected, I glanced at the box in the schoolbag, and took out the information left by Wei Kai yesterday in the other compartment of the schoolbag: "Zheng Min, you drive for a day, take a bath and rest first, I will finish reading the information before going to sleep." ”

"You're not in a hurry for this day, are you?" Jung Min took the towel and went into the bathroom.

"I'm in a hurry, I have a hunch that Li Jing is getting closer and closer to me." I said silently in my heart.

Turning over the information, it was found that the arson in City C did not have any characteristics in the location, and the arson sites were not concentrated, but were distributed in different locations in the city of C, so it is no wonder that the police did not find any irrationalities in it. At first glance, it is true that the fire was caused by a loophole in the fire, but the strange thing is that the police are always the first to be alerted after the fire. But not every fire is the same, and I have categorized the cases according to the damage to the fires, and several fires in commercial complexes have come to my attention, but the frequency of occurrence between them is unwarranted and the locations are very messy. When he was crying, Zheng Min came out of the shower.

"See what's going on?" She sat next to me and brought a nice smell of shampoo.

"Not yet, there are no similar geographical features between cases in similar locations, and the time distribution is messy, so I feel the need to divide it by time again. See if you missed a few cases. "I jumped out of the case I had just focused on, and re-shuffled the order of the materials to sort them out.

Zheng Min took the information from me: "You go take a hot shower first, I do a better job than you in terms of tidying up." ”

Stubborn but Zheng Min. I simply handed over the task of truth to him, and then went to the bathroom alone, and the hot water seemed to be able to completely extinguish the physical fatigue, if it was before, I would have the urge to be drowsy, but now because of my inner thoughts, I am more and more awake

Out of the bathroom. Zheng Min was looking through the information that I had jumped out before, and I walked over to quickly sort out the parts that I had doubts about before, and asked casually, "Did you find any new clues?" ”

"It's the same as you, the timeliness of the police time, but the person who called the police is different every time, so the lock can't be exactly the same." Zheng Min gave up and put the information in his hand back on the coffee table, "I have no idea at all." ”

"You go and rest first, after a day's drive, you didn't have a good rest last night because of mediating the matter between me and Wei Kai, you should sleep well. After all, tomorrow will be more tiring. ”

"Xiaozhi, you really should learn to drive." Zheng Min said before turning to the bedroom.

I didn't reply, just shook my head, although I was starting to regain my memory, there was still a large part of my memory that seemed to be scattered in all corners of my brain, and it was difficult to connect it together, and the meetings about cars didn't seem like a good thing, and it felt like I was just as reluctant to drive as I am now. I wanted to turn my head and explain to Zheng Min, and when I remembered discussing this matter, Zheng Min had already left.

I turned my head and continued to look at the information in my hand, and I have to say that Zheng Min is a genius in terms of organizing. Not only are they arranged by month, but the locations are also divided twice. After going through it carefully, I picked out a few more fire reports in the residential area and put them together with several other fires that I had previously thought were suspicious. Sure enough, it was exactly what I expected. These cases have become regular in time and even in location. I rubbed my upper and lower eyelids, which were in a fierce fight, and decided to squint for a while after cleaning up, and wait until tomorrow to discuss it with Zheng Min before making a decision.

When I woke up, I smelled the aroma of chicken porridge, and I was complaining that because I had been with Li Jing for a long time, my vigilance had almost disappeared. Zheng Min called me to eat in the living room. Stretching his waist and going out, Zheng Minang looked at the suspicious information that I had with the other party last night. "Drink the porridge while it's hot, I put too much salt, it's a little salty. I went out and bought chicken cakes though. Zheng Min didn't look up when he heard my movement.

"You're out?" I'm a little surprised at Zheng Min's casualness, shouldn't we be more low-key?

"Don't worry, Li Jing won't be able to find it for a while, go wash up, don't wait for the porridge to be cold." Jung Min picked up my worries.

At breakfast, I shared my opinion with Zheng Min: "I read the information collected before, although the informants are different, and there is no intersection between them, but except for one case, the other cases are all cases where the reporter heard someone shouting 'on fire', and immediately reported the fire after confirming the fire. Basically, there is nothing suspicious, but I think the suspicious point is the person who shouts 'on fire'. None of these cases caused serious casualties, but basically some property damage, and the collected on-site reports should have been effectively controlled before the fire expanded. So. "I think the arsonist caught the attention of the people around him as soon as he lit the fire, and then let someone else put out the fire himself." As for the only case that did not mention this situation, it was because the reporter heard the sound of rustling behind the warehouse, and when he ran to look, he found that someone was behind, and when he was about to chase, he found that some cardboard boxes in the warehouse had been burned, so he did not continue to chase, but hurriedly called the police. The reason why I feel that this case and the other cases belong to the same series is that, on the one hand, I speculated that the other cases may have been made by the arsonist who 'shouted to catch the thief' after the arson, and this time he was unfortunately discovered, and on the other hand, you can see that the interval between him and the next case I jumped out of was only three weeks. The probability of these cases is basically every three to four weeks, that is, the interval between them is no more than a month, and the suspect will cause another fire in the city. Other than that. If you look at these arson sites, you're connecting two fire scenes opposite each other so that they cross into one place. Did you find out, all of these locations end up in one center. Yes, it is no more than 5 km away from the landmark of this place, the Hogil Hotel. ”

"Repeat arsonist?" Zheng Min raised an eyebrow and asked.

"It's possible, but we need to find out what drove the arson in the first place." I drank the last mouthful of porridge and brought the bowl to the kitchen with Zheng Min. "Although it looks like an agitation-driven arsonist from the available information, it does suspect arsonism as you said."

"So you think it's a mixed arsonist." Zheng Min turned on the faucet.

I handed the bowl and pot along, "But it doesn't seem like I'm setting the fire for fun." ”

"Why do you say that?"

I thought for a moment and explained, "I guessed from the fact that he reminded people to report the crime. However, it can be ruled out that it is an intensive arsonist, who will set fire to multiple locations at the same time, such as on different floors of an apartment building on a given night, and even an intensive arsonist who will set fire to every floor. However, the suspect we are looking for did not have such an act, although he is suspected of being involved in multiple arson crimes, but it did not happen on the same day, but there is a pattern of intervals between them. And he will alert others to start a fire after setting it himself, indicating that he has obvious characteristics of excited-driven arson. For example, the average excited-driven arsonist will choose a location where it is safe to observe the firefighting process after the fire is fired. Or blend in with the crowd and even participate in the firefighting process. They choose such a location, or put themselves in it, so that they can hear the comments of those around them about the fire, and even get a sense of control over others from their fear of home, and release the latent pressure in their hearts. If you can find photos of the scene, you may be able to find regular visitors who often mingle in the crowd from the photos or videos. The areas where the suspects set the fire belonged to different areas, so even if they appeared at the scene of the fire, if it was a fire brigade in a different area, they would basically not recognize the suspect's appearance. Just treat it as a well-wisher at the scene, and it won't make the firefighters suspicious. ”

"Got a general suspicion?" Zheng Min put the bowls on the drain rack one by one and wiped the sink with his hands.

I shrugged my shoulders: "It's just a guess, but in general I want to see if any of the residents in that area suddenly experienced some kind of fatal blow a year ago." Like I just said. We need to find out what the suspects were motivated to set the fire. If he had suddenly experienced some kind of fatal blow, the reason for his fire might have been revenge. Because it was repeated arson, and it was arson in many places, I don't think the possibility of retaliation is very strong, and the police have also checked several arson sites, and nothing particularly suspicious happened before the fire. For example, there have been no retaliatory words from employees in the affected commercial areas because they have been laid off, and there are no families in the residential areas who have had any accidents at home. Although arsonism is within our consideration, if there are arsonist suspects in the market, the police will also be alert, but according to the information we have now, the police do not particularly suspect these arsonists. There is no specific connection between these buildings, unless the buildings are chosen at random for the purpose of revenge against society, but the cases we have been exposed to do not meet this, so this possibility can also be ruled out. Of course, the possibility of arson in order to defraud insurance is ruled out. But Zheng Min, is the builder of these fires the same thing? ”

Zheng Min tapped the notebook on his lap and shook his head at me: "No, the building age is different, and the developers do not overlap." ”

"The possibility of covering up the crime was also ruled out. The biggest possibility now is that after some kind of change in life, he can relieve his tired feelings by setting fire to Tutong guò. What the suspect may suffer is a series of blows, and then he may be in a state of collapse. This kind of blow is likely to come from his job, sudden career, or it may come from emotions, such as the departure of his partner or the death of a family member, in short, these blows make him become pessimistic and depressed, develop a misanthropy, unwilling and gradually begin to be unable to communicate with other people, give up on himself, and even commit suicide in an extremely depressed situation. Check to see if the hospitals near the Hogier Hotel have received any suicide attempts in the last year, especially those with gas poisoning or drug suicides in the market. ”

Zheng Min gestured to me with an 'ok'. Jean Hou tapped on the keyboard as she motioned for me to continue.

I gathered my thoughts and continued: "The suspect may be in order to regain control of his life, to receive attention from others, and on the other hand, to release the negative pressure of real life on him. They usually alert people to a fire after setting it and end up getting someone's attention in the process of putting out the fire, which is why I noticed that the reporter mentioned that he had heard someone shouting 'on fire' when he recorded his statement. If it is a suspect with this motive, they are 80% likely to stay at the scene and help put out the fire. Participating in the firefighting can wash away the affirmation of everyone in Nuo, get the satisfaction of his self-esteem, and let him temporarily escape from the 'terrible' life he is experiencing. That's why I really need video footage of the firefighting scene. "I looked at Zheng Min and I knew that she working in a publishing house must have a way to get what I wanted.

Zheng Min sighed, and said to me with some regret that this time she was taking advantage of the vacation to investigate privately, so she basically didn't get too much resource support, but she would try her best to see if anyone had uploaded similar photos on the forum in the same city.

"If possible, check their IDs, and the suspects may take pictures of the fire scene and post them on the website as trophies, and get attention from the comments of netizens." I thought about it for a moment and reminded again.

"Did anyone say that the person who shouted was a woman?" Zheng Min checked the information in his hand and asked me.

"Nope. But certainly not a female arsonist. "I'm pretty sure of the sex of the arsonist we're looking for. (To be continued.) )