Liang Ye picked up the teacup and gently raised his left eyebrow.

"Oh? If you have any questions, ask. He took a sip of tea and said to Nie Ming.

"You just said that Lawyer Song fell to his death from the balcony of his house, but you didn't say - did he commit suicide or did he kill him?"

Ji Lin, who was recording, stopped the pen in her hand, she raised her head and glanced at Liang Ye.

"Whether the old lawyer died by suicide or homicide – we can't tell for sure." "However, we think the likelihood of murder is much higher than suicide." ”

"Can't judge accurately? Why is that? Nie Ming asked.

"We rushed to Lawyer Song's house immediately after the incident, and he lives on the twelfth floor. After investigating, we found that the doors and windows were intact, and there were no signs of an intruder attacking the house. It seems that nothing valuable has been lost. ”

Nie Ming looked at Officer Liang intently, waiting for him to continue.

"Looking at it this way, it seems that the old lawyer died by suicide. However, we found two great doubts. First, that small book, we searched Lawyer Song's house all over the world and didn't find it. Clearly, it has been taken. And the big bookcase of Lawyer Song's house was turned over in a mess – but the problem is that we can't tell whether these books and notebooks were turned by the old lawyer himself or by someone else. ”

"I think someone found the notebook after the old lawyer died—and before the police arrived. That's why I rummaged through the bookcase in this panic. Nie Ming said, "Perhaps, you can take some fingerprints from books to test them." ”

"This, of course, we thought of and have already done. However, we did not find any fingerprints other than Mr. Song and his family. ”

"By the way, who are Lawyer Song's family members? Does he live with them? ”

"The old lawyer has two wives before and after. But his second wife also died two years ago. He now has a daughter and a twelve-year-old son, but they don't live together. Most of the time, the old lawyer lives alone, his daughter lives in a rented apartment with her younger brother, and they come to visit her father from time to time – as is the case in his family. ”

"On the night of the crime, Lawyer Song was alone at home?"

"Yes. We asked his daughter, who was watching TV in her apartment and her brother was at the computer, and they had no idea that her father had been killed. ”

"So, Officer Liang, you just said that you found two suspicious points, what is the second one?"

"The second suspicion." "And the most critical one, this discovery almost logically proves that Lawyer Song died of murder, not suicide." ”

"Oh? What is it? ”

Liang Ye took out a hard-shell notebook with a blue cover from the briefcase he brought with him, shook it, and said: "Obviously, if there is really a murderer who broke into the old lawyer's house, and his purpose is to find the black book, then he must know what the book is like." For example, what color it is, how thick it is, etc.—in that case, he'll ignore the other books in that bookcase, like the one I'm holding now. ”

Nie Ming looked at the blue notebook and said, "This was found in the bookcase of Lawyer Song's house?" ”

Officer Liang nodded: "This is a notepad from Lawyer Song - do you want to know what is written on it?" ”

"If you'll allow it."

"I can show you." After Officer Liang finished speaking, he handed the blue notebook to Nie Ming, "Anyway, we can't understand what is written on it, maybe you can understand it." ”

Nie Ming took the notebook and glanced at Liang Ye, he could hear the sound of this sentence.

"Flip directly to the middle and look at the last few articles." Liang Ye pointed to the blue notebook.

Nie Ming quickly found what the police officer was referring to, and he saw Lawyer Song's crooked handwriting in the notebook, which looked like he was trembling. Nie Ming couldn't imagine under what state of mind Lawyer Song wrote these things-

"Everything is clear. I've proven that what was written in that notebook is true.

It's terrible that the secret that that person has been hiding for so many years has been known to me!

Maybe he'll come to me before I reveal this secret, and I probably won't live long, and he won't let me go.

How long did it take him to disguise himself? What the hell is he now? Is he still human? No, that's not something a man can do, he's not a human anymore.

He doesn't know how many years he has been acting in this play. I'm such an old fool, he's been hiding around all of us for so many years, and I haven't even recognized him.

Wisdom in Heaven, I may be able to accompany you soon. If I die, let this secret live forever underground.

05.12.23”

Nie Ming read these paragraphs several times, and he felt clueless—there was no doubt that these words were the thoughts that Lawyer Song wrote on his notebook after reading the small notebook. Although he couldn't understand it, the fear revealed between the lines of these sentences made Nie Ming shiver a few times.

"Have you finished reading?" Liang Ye asked, "Do you know what these words written by Lawyer Song before he died?" ”

"I don't know. But I think this text gives us some useful clues. Nie Ming said.

"Oh? Let's hear it. ”

"First of all, as you just said, we can tell that the old lawyer does not seem to have committed suicide - because he mentioned that there was a man who would come to him and would not let him go. And you found this notebook in his bookcase - if Lawyer Song committed suicide and he wanted us to find this notebook, then this blue notebook should appear in a more prominent place, such as his desk, right? ”

"Yes." Officer Liang nodded and said, "But there is another situation, that is, the old lawyer committed suicide before 'that person' came." And he's not very willing to let people find out about this book - if that's the case, it's hard to figure out if he committed suicide. ”

"That's true, so this can only be a speculation with a 'possibility'. However, there is still some information in this text that can give us certainty. ”

"Speak up and listen." Liang Ye leaned out of his chair in a way that showed great interest.

We can know at least three points from this passage left by lawyer Song. First, the murderer is a man, because Lawyer Song has always used the single person next to 'he' in this text. Instead of the 'she' next to the female character, the second point is a little difficult for me to understand. It seems that this murderer is a certain person known to Lawyer Song, but why does Lawyer Song always use the personal pronoun 'he' instead of this person? Why not just write his name? He knew that this person might come to kill him, so why didn't he make some preparations in advance? For example, he could have called the police in advance. Third, the date of this message is obviously written incorrectly. Lawyer Song should have written this article yesterday, that is, on August 12. Why did he write December 23rd? Could this be what he is hinting at us? ”

After listening to Nie Ming's analysis, Liang Ye nodded slightly, revealing a slightly appreciative gaze: "Mr. Nie, you are indeed very smart, the questions you just raised are exactly the same as what I thought before. So, I'd like to hear from you again about your views on these doubts. ”

"I believe that there are two reasons why Lawyer Song is so obsessed with the name of the murderer: first, he knows who the murderer is, but for some reason he can't say his name; The second reason ......" Speaking of this, Nie Ming stopped. He pressed his chin with his hand, his brow furrowed.

"What's the matter, go on."

"I don't know what to say, I have a strange feeling in my heart, maybe...... The old lawyer was killed not by a person at all, but by something that we could not understand...... Therefore, Lawyer Song can't call his name at all, and he can't guard against 'him' at all. ”

"Mr. Nie, don't you want to say that a ghost or ghost killed Lawyer Song?" Liang Ye's expression suddenly became serious, "These are the plots in horror novels, and what is in front of us now is a real-life case!" ”

"But, Officer Liang, you saw it too. Lawyer Song appeared in the message, 'What is he now?' ''He's not human anymore' and other languages. How do you think we should understand these words? ”

"I don't know yet, but I don't agree with the claims about ghosts." Liang Ye waved his hand and said, "So, what do you think about that wrong date?" ”

Judging from this text as a whole, Mr. Song may have been quite nervous when he wrote it. Therefore, the possibility that he wrote it wrong cannot be ruled out; Of course, I think it's more likely that this date is hinting at something. Officer, you should probably ask Lawyer Song's daughter and son if this date has any special significance for their father. ”

"We have asked, and Lawyer Song's daughter said she didn't know anything special about this date, and her brother said the same."

"Who is the 'Hui' mentioned by Lawyer Song in the last sentence?"

"It's his first wife, Mo Hui. It was a poor woman who died in childbirth during the birth of her daughter. Liang Ye paused, "Okay, Mr. Nie, I think that's all for today's conversation, maybe we will contact you in the near future, please don't leave the city in the near future." ”

After Liang Ye finished speaking, he stood up with Ji Lin.

Nie Ming sighed helplessly: "It seems that I have to live the life of a suspect all the time before you solve the case." ”

"Please understand, we follow the procedure."

Nie Ming sent the two police officers to the door, and before Liang Ye's feet stepped out of the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, there is one thing, I have to remind you." Before we came to you, we had a conversation with Song Jingci, the daughter of Lawyer Song, and during the conversation, she learned that our police had listed you as one of the suspects. Her emotions at that time seemed a little out of control, and it could be seen that her father's death hit her hard. I think there's a chance she'll come to you......"

"Wait, what do you mean? What did she come to me for? Could it be that she will come to me for revenge before this case is investigated? ”

"It's not that serious. However, if she is still emotionally unstable after finding you, please contact us immediately to prevent her from acting aggressively. Well, farewell. ”

Nie Ming looked at the backs of the two police officers leaving, frowning. He knew that he had been embroiled in a strange and intricate mystery.