Twenty-five years ago, the homicide case near the gate is still unsolved, the neighbors heard the movement in the house and knocked on the door to call the police, several people also heard the cry of the baby outside the door, but when the police arrived and opened the door, there were only two bodies in the house, but the murderer did not know where to go, and the children of the murdered couple were gone.

It is not difficult to determine the cause of the victim's death, one skull was shattered, the other had almost broken rib bones, and the internal organs were shattered, but the medical examiner could not figure out what kind of attack caused it. There are horse's hoof prints on the ground and on the sofa, and Ning Bai's fatal injury seems to have been kicked by the horse's hooves, but where did the horse come from in the residential area? Also went up to the fourth floor!

Even if there was a horse, how could it disappear out of thin air, and where was the child of the Ning Bai couple? The case once caused panic, but the years erased the traces of what happened. The neighborhood was later relocated, and people forgot about it.

Many years later, Li Qingshui, who had just become a criminal policeman, discovered this case when he turned over the file, which aroused his great interest, and spent a long time doing various investigations and analyses, and he had a bold and astonishing speculation - the deceased Ning Bai and his wife were likely to be the "male and female thieves" who had been pursued by the police for a long time.

Hearing this, Cheng Tianle interjected and asked, "Male and female thieves? What is this allusion? ”

Li Qingshui replied: "It's just a nickname given by the police, about 25 years ago to more than 30 years ago, there was a series of burglaries and robberies in Suzhou and its surrounding areas. Some of them have left no clues and have become untraceable cases, but there is a common feature, criminals do not use anything else, but only take cash. Later, Tongguò investigation found that the perpetrators were a man and a woman, and they could fly off the wall! ”

That was nearly thirty years ago. Similar cases often occur, and the police did not link them at first. At that time, new residential communities and apartment buildings had just emerged, replacing the traditional family compounds, and interpersonal relationships were also quietly changing, and neighbors gradually became strangers, and even lived in the same building for a long time without knowing each other's names.

People's awareness of anti-theft is gradually increasing, but compared to today's is still relatively weak, the anti-theft door in the unit building began to become popular, and most of the people on the first floor have also added anti-theft window nets, but the people who live on the third floor have not installed anti-theft windows. Access is made from the balcony, and people often sleep without closing the windows.

The perpetrators stepped on the spot very accurately, and the targets were either rich or expensive, and many families stole a large amount of cash without calling the police. In addition to residents, large sums of cash placed in iron cabinets by some enterprises and institutions were also stolen. What is involved is often a small internal treasury or a variety of gray income.

The earliest identification of the suspects was a man and a woman, which was entirely accidental. An official was dismissed and confessed to the crime of corruption. The police had already obtained the evidence of the bribe-giver in advance, and knew that someone had given him a large amount of cash on a certain day, year, month, and day, and they were interrogating and investigating the matter, but the official confessed to a burglary and robbery.

The officer went to the house in the middle of the night to pick up something, but when he entered the house, he broke a pair of thieves who were filling their backpacks with cash, and the criminals did not panic when they saw him returning. Instead, he sneered and threatened him. They were a man and a woman, both masked, and the official didn't see what they looked like, and of course he didn't call the police afterwards.

At that time, surveillance equipment was not as common as it is today. But it has already appeared in many important places. In another theft case, the police also found the occasional video of the suspect, a man and a woman with masked faces, thus confirming that there was a pair of "male and female thieves".

How many cases did these two people do. No one knows, because there are many victims who have not reported to the police. For example, the leader of the new district management committee who fell from power. If it hadn't been planted in the hands of the discipline inspection department, the police would not have known about it. In the end, the police did not catch the culprit, and the male and female thieves later disappeared and were never seen again. There are also a variety of other cases that occur frequently, and the traces they leave behind are drowned in all kinds of cluttered information.

When Li Qingshui re-studied the archival records, he noticed that many unsolved cases back then may have been committed by this man and woman, and in some cases, the police may have arrested the wrong suspect at that time. They all have a common feature, that is, the floor where the crime occurred is relatively high, often on the top floor, and the stolen homes or units have large sums of cash, leaving no traces of burglary, and criminals seem to be able to fly off the wall.

Li Qingshui also noticed two things. First of all, after the bloody case in the Changmen community, similar cases in the surrounding area disappeared, although there were other theft cases from time to time, but the modus operandi and the traces of the scene were obviously different, not like the man and woman did it, and there was no news of the pair of male and female thieves.

On the other hand, the police found several bank passbooks and bank cards in the home of Ning Bai and his wife, all of which had large deposits and were registered in different names. China's real-name deposit system was implemented on April 1, 2000, when it was 93 years, and there was no need to register identity information for bank deposits, and you could use pseudonyms at will, and bank cards had just appeared.

There was also a large amount of cash at the scene of the crime, totaling about 300,000 yuan, which was placed in two secret places. And after visiting and investigating the neighbors, no one can tell what kind of business the couple did and where they made so much money? So Li Qingshui made a bold inference that the couple was the male and female thieves, and they had the ability to fly on the wall.

This homicide must have happened because they offended some enemy, and the murderer also has the ability to fly off the wall! This is the most plausible explanation. But what happened to the horseshoe prints at the scene of the crime? Li Qingshui guessed that it might be the shape left by some kind of murder weapon. But Li Qingshui couldn't figure it out - why didn't the murderer take the huge amount of cash, but took the child away? Could it be that the couple stole someone else's child, so they got into a feud?

If the truth of this qiē can be revealed, what a twist and turn it will be! Of course, the young Li Qingshui also had all kinds of ideas, and he even daydreamed that if he could find clues and solve such a case, he would definitely become a generation of detectives! It's a pity that too much time has passed, and the relevant clues have long been impossible to verify, so he can only be a fantasy.

Now recalling this past to Cheng Tianle, Li Qingshui didn't need to be persuaded by anyone, he unconsciously poured himself a drink, and after finishing speaking, more than four taels of liquor had already been eaten. Cheng Tianle also understood what was going on, and Li Qingshui's inference was completely correct - the Ning couple were the male and female thieves pursued by the police.

Xiao Shao traced the origin of the couple in the world of the picture scroll, and briefly mentioned these, but they were not mentioned as important clues, because the focus of the investigation was not these, and what Xiao Shao wanted to find out was only their identity and origin. In the world of the picture scroll, tracing the past with natural powers, sometimes only a glimpse is needed, if all the scenes are displayed in great detail, the consumption of divine energy mana is unimaginable, and there is no need for that.

So long has passed since the case, and the Ning couple have long since died, and it may be impossible for the police to solve the case. Cheng Tianle also knew why Li Qingshui had doubts, Wu Yanqing did not search all the Ning couple's house, and only half of them came back, so he still had two cash that he didn't find. It seems that even if the Ning couple put money at home, they have the habit of not hiding it in the same place.

After Li Qingshui finished speaking, he picked up the wine bottle and poured a glass of wine for Cheng Tianle: "Mr. Cheng, no, Master Cheng!" I toast you, I want to ask you for one thing, do it first! ”

Li Qingshui had already dried up the wine as he spoke. Cheng Tianle took the cup and said, "You drink slowly, what do you ask me?" ”

Li Qingshui said with emotion: "Mr. Cheng suddenly asked me about this case today, there must be a reason, right?" After all these years, I still remember it so clearly, in fact, I want to know the answer so much, I am a police officer after all! I know that this case is strange, and I also know that Mr. Cheng has a unique skill, is it because he has tracked down some mysterious events? Be sure to sue me, I promise not to say it to anyone else. ”

Cheng Tianle smiled: "Of course I know that you won't say this kind of thing casually, otherwise others will think that Director Li is not nervous." But as a police officer, do you really believe that there are strange things in the world? ”

Li Qingshui paused his glass and said, "Didn't I sue you a long time ago, I believe it!" In the case of the murder of the policeman a few years ago, didn't you just tell me that the murderer was a demon python? I believed it at the time, and you saved my life! …… In that case twenty-five years ago, could it be that the murderer was a demon horse? ”

Cheng Tianle nodded and said, "You guessed it, the murderer is indeed a horse, and the couple is indeed the male and female thieves you said." They were also skilled men who wanted to fight the horse, but they were killed instead. As for the child who was taken away, she is living a good and happy life now, and she doesn't know her life experience. ”

Li Qingshui stood up again and raised his glass and said, "Mr. Cheng, thank you!" It turned out that my judgment back then was right, and finally explained the confusion in my heart for many years. ”

Cheng Tianle: "I sued you, you have to do me a favor." …… I can use the archival records of this case in that year, and you can get me a photocopy. ”

Li Qingshui: "Okay, I can do it, just find a way to get one for you." …… Mr. Cheng, it's my luck to know you. Many old criminal policemen have worked all their lives, and they have more or less encountered some unexplained strange things, but they can't figure it out until they die, so they can only hold it in their hearts. In that case a few years ago, the murderer was called Cao Kuang, I remember correctly, right? If it weren't for Cheng Zong, I would never have figured it out! ”