July 19, 2019 0:00 AM

Inside the police station. The walls were covered with bloody fingerprints, and Aunt May buried her head between her knees, her trembling shoulders curled up in the dark corner. Yang Yue handed her a glass of water, she drank it all, her mouth moved slightly, Yang Yue asked in a low voice.

"Do you want more?"

Aunt Mei nodded snefactorily, Yang Yue turned around and went out to fetch water, and met a new colleague who asked her questions on the way. I have to say that this new colleague is a bit stupid, it took a long time to learn, Yang Yue rushed back to the detention room in a hurry with water, and the scene in front of her shocked her, Aunt Mei tied her belt to the iron fence door, her feet were off the ground, and Aunt Mei hanged herself.

Yang Yue hurriedly called a colleague to help take Aunt Mei off it, and the colleagues who helped didn't dare to look at Aunt Mei's expression, her eyes were wide open, her tongue was hanging outside, and her face was purple. At this time, Yang Yue noticed the bloody fingerprints on the wall, and she looked down at Aunt Mei's hands again, the nails of the ten fingers had cracked large and small wounds, and the nails of the most serious fingers had fallen off. Yang Yue looked at it, but there was a heart-piercing pain in her heart, as if the falling off and cracked nails were her own.

July 20, 2019, 9:00 AM

Yang Yue dialed Zhang Ze's phone again.

"You're finally on the phone."

"What's the matter?"

"Aunt Mei committed suicide."

"What?"

Zhang Ze stretched out his hand to stop Fang Fan, who was about to go out to find the client.

"At twelve o'clock last night, Aunt Mei committed suicide in the detention room."

"Okay, I'll go back right away."

Fang Fan looked at Zhang Ze with an anxious face.

"What's going on?"

"Aunt Mei committed suicide last night, let's go to the police station first."

Fang Fan and Zhang Ze rushed to the police station, and the photo album was left in the back seat of the car by Fang Fan. Wang Di was wearing a black windbreaker, holding a cigarette in his left hand, and looked at Fang Fan silently.

"What are you going to do?"

"Collect Aunt Mei's body, and I will put this account on your head."

"Whatever."

With that, Fang Fan and Zhang Ze walked towards the detention room, and Yang Yue was telling his colleagues what had happened.

"Yang Yue, what happened last night?"

"I brought water to Aunt Mei last night, and when I came back, she hanged herself."

"Then was there anything unusual about her before she committed suicide?"

Yang Yue looked at the wall of the detention room, and Fang Fan took advantage of the situation. The walls were covered with blood marks that made people's scalps tingle.

"Did she say anything?"

"That's fine."

"Okay."

"The woman outside is going to take the corpse away."

"They are like mother and daughter, Wang Di is also affectionate and righteous, after all the formalities are handled, let her take it away."

"Understood."

Yang Yue was about to leave when he was suddenly stopped by Zhang Ze.

"Yang Yue, if you are given a portrait, can you search for this person's information from the computer?"

"Yes. But it takes a bit of work. ”

"Please, I'll invite you to dinner another day."

"It's a good word, but the last meal hasn't been implemented yet."

"With this one, a big meal."

"I'm too lazy to bother with you, give me the portrait."

Zhang Ze relied on his memory to draw the appearance of that woman, and this woman was the female ghost in the Beihai apartment. Yang Yue looked at the portrait and felt an indescribable awkwardness all over her body, she looked at Zhang Ze with an expectant face, and then turned around and returned to her desk.

Fang Fan used his mobile phone to take a picture of the blood marks on the wall, and he always felt that there seemed to be some information in it.

"Let's go, I'll leave it to them here, and we'll go to the client."

Fang Fan and Zhang Ze left the police station, and Wang Di stared intently at their backs as they left. No. 7 Huiyuan Road, an old house surrounded by a steel forest, has been demolished in recent years due to urban planning and transformation, but this one remains. It is said to be a building in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and the owner at that time was a big official in the court, surnamed Fang, and the people who live here now are the descendants of this official, Fang Fan called him Fang Lao.

A standard courtyard house has a large vat in the middle of the courtyard, and occasionally dragonflies blow over the water. There are many wings on the left and right, and the old man is enjoying the shade at the door.

"Fang Lao, we brought what you wanted."

"Good work, sit down."

"We don't have to sit down, we just want to know the secrets in this album."

"What have you encountered?"

"It's not just an encounter, it's almost dead."

Zhang Ze told Fang Lao about what happened in the Beihai apartment. Elder Fang sighed and closed the fan in his right hand.

"After all these years, she still won't forgive me."

"Who is she?"

"What about the album?"

Fang Fan handed the photo album behind him to Fang Lao, and after Fang Lao opened it, the photos inside were completely different from what Fang Fan saw in Beihai Apartment. The photos are basically photos of the two of them, and the location of the group photo is this old house.

"We were childhood sweethearts, but arranged marriages were fashionable at that time. My father said that he would not approve of me being with her, but in the end, my parents reluctantly agreed to let her go through the door at the cost of my death. But the good times didn't last long, and it was also a creation to make people, at first she was okay, but then her parents found out that she would not be able to have children, and it was a shameful thing to have no heirs at that time, which just gave her parents a reason to drive her away, and this time my protest was trampled under the feet of those traditional rituals. When I went back to look for her after I broke free from my parents' control, I learned that she had committed suicide in a cornfield in front of her house. Disheartened, I returned home and swore never to marry again. My parents were so disappointed in me that they both passed away, leaving me alone in this huge house. ”

"But why did you know the album would be in the Beihai Apartment?"

When she left, she only took this album with her, saying that she wanted to keep a memory. And the current Beihai apartment is where her family lived back then. The night before I went to find Fang Fan, she told me a dream that I would get the album back, and that she was in pain now. ”

Fang Lao whimpered softly as he spoke, Zhang Ze stepped forward and glanced at the photos in the album, and whispered to Fang Fan.

"It seems to be the same person as the woman in the North Sea apartment, but it doesn't seem to be."

At this time, Yang Yue called Zhang Ze.

"The person on the portrait has been found. That man's name was Zheng Qi, an orphan. Disappeared on May 10, 2018 at Beihai Apartment, and would have been 25 years old this year if he was still alive. ”

"Okay, you can help me check the information of Beihai Apartment again."

"I don't have to look into it, I can sue you. Beihai Apartment is right next to my house, which is the hottest rental apartment in the neighborhood, and a large number of young white-collar workers live there. ”

"Someone is missing there and it's still so hot?"

"Today's young people still care about those, the right price is king."

"How many Beihai apartments are there in Zhonghai City?"

"That's it."

"Okay, I got it."

"When are you going to invite me to dinner?"

Zhang Ze stood in place as if he had been struck by lightning, he hung up the phone and looked at Fang Fan, who was still chatting with Fang Lao. Yang Yue on the other end of the phone kept scolding Zhang Ze for being a bastard who didn't talk much.

Zhang Ze settled down and walked to Fang Fan's side.

"Come here, I have something to tell you."

Zhang Ze told Fang Fan all the information Yang Yue had told him, and Fang Fan was also taken aback when he heard it. Fang Fan walked slowly towards Fang Lao, who was looking through the photo album.

"Old Fang, do you know a girl named Zheng Qi?"

Fang Lao wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes.

"I don't know."

"Okay, then we'll take our leave. If anything, you can contact me again. ”

Fang Lao sent them out, Zhang Ze looked back at the album, and he vaguely saw that there seemed to be a person standing next to the album. Fang Fan shouted to him to get into the car quickly, and after Zhang Ze got in the car, the two went to Beihai Apartment again.

July 20, 2019 11:43 AM

When it was close to noon, Fang Fan and Zhang Ze rushed to the Beihai apartment. The takeaway brother came in and out, and occasionally there were a few residents who went downstairs to get the express delivery. Zhang Ze felt his scalp tingle for a while, and he coughed loudly a few times one after another.

"What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, I just feel awkward."

"What's awkward?"

"You think. When we came that night, don't say it's a takeaway brother, we didn't even see a living person, don't you feel awkward? ”

"Ever since I met the female ghost, I didn't feel awkward about anything. Okay, don't worry about it so much, go in and ask. ”

Built in 2016, this Beihai apartment is fully equipped with a gymnasium, swimming pool, bar, top floor and a super delicious cafeteria. Facing the gate is the service desk, there is a security room on the left hand side of the front desk, usually there are people on night duty here, but there are no residents on this floor, and there are residents on the next floor. Fang Fan and Zhang Ze looked at each other as they looked at the layout here.

"We're here for the Beihai apartment, right?"

Zhang Ze ran out again and looked at the sign at the door, it was indeed Beihai Apartment.

"It's weird. The Beihai apartment that night was a slum compared to this place. ”

Fang Fan took a deep breath.

"Let's go to the front desk and ask about Zheng Qi."

The two beauties at the front desk were chatting while eating, and when they saw someone coming, they immediately restrained their manners.

"Hello sir, is there anything I can do to help you?"

Fang Fan raised his hand and stretched out to the girl's chin, the girl subconsciously dodged, but Fang Fan was still stretching forward, and finally took a small piece of chocolate crispy from the girl's round chin, the girl blushed, and the other girl covered her mouth and smiled.

"Hello, I'm private detective Fang Fan, and this is Zhang Ze from the Zhonghai Public Security Bureau. Let's find out about Zheng Qi's situation. ”

The girl's blushing face gradually returned to normal, and she coughed softly before saying.

"Wait a minute, I'll check the information."

Fang Fan consciously glanced at her badge, which said Zheng Xiao. Because it was summer, Zheng Xiao was wearing a low-cut dress, she seemed to feel Fang Fan's gaze, coughed softly again, and gave Fang Fan a roll of his eyes.

"What are you doing with her information?"

"We are here for the case of Zheng Qi's disappearance."

Zhang Ze stepped forward and grabbed the words.

"A year ago, Zheng Qi disappeared in Beihai Apartment, and the policeman who handled the case died, and it became an unsolved case for a while."

After Zhang Ze finished speaking, Zheng Xiao took the information and took the two to the consultation room.

"Zheng Qi is my sister, she moved into 1602 on the 16th floor of this apartment in 2017, but disappeared for no reason in 2018. At that time, the policeman named Feng Li was named Feng Li, and he asked me a lot about Zheng Qi, but he was in a car accident that night and died unexpectedly. ”

"Wait a minute, you are Zheng Qi's sister, but Zheng Qi is an orphan."

"That's because Zheng Qi grew up in an orphanage, and I was adopted. My sister and I were rescued by a major earthquake in my hometown that year, and we were sent to an orphanage in our hometown, but I was adopted not long after, leaving only my sister. ”

"Then when did she come to Zhonghai City?"

"Zheng Qi was naturally withdrawn and didn't like to talk, so she was always bullied by the other children in the orphanage after I left. Fortunately, a family adopted her later, and we came to Zhonghai City almost a year apart. ”

"And when did you meet?"

At the end of April 2018, after a brief reunion, she disappeared. I was heartbroken, and when the case became unsolved, I came to work here to find out why my sister went missing. ”

"Did you find any clues?"

"Nothing."

"Did she call you on the night of your disappearance?"

"No, I only found out she was missing when I came to look for her at noon the next day."

"Is there surveillance on the floor here?"

"No, but there will be visitor registrations. I've seen that record, and there's not much valuable information. ”

"Let's take a look."

"Security is responsible for visitor registration records."

The three of them went to the security room. The security guard Lao Xu was watching the news on his mobile phone, and after Zheng Xiao explained his intention to him, he took out the registration record for that night. Fang Fan looked carefully, a person named Da Ming had looked for her that night, and there was no more valid information except for this name.

Fang Fan asked to see the hall monitoring that night, and the security guard Lao Xu impatiently called up the monitoring. At 22:26 p.m. on May 10, 2018, the man named Da Ming registered in the security room, and Fang Fan checked the surveillance for two days before and after, and he found that this Da Ming actually came to 1602 on May 9 and May 11. It seems that this person named Da Ming is the most suspicious, but Da Ming in the picture is wearing a peaked cap and a mask, and he can't see his appearance clearly, which makes Fang Fan fall into trouble for a while.

Zheng Xiao stared fiercely at the man in the surveillance.

"I've met him, he's been here two days ago."

"What?"

Fang Fan was like grasping a life-saving straw.

"This man comes here every Wednesday."

"It's Wednesday."

A light flashed in Fang Fan's eyes.

"Who lives in 1602 now?"

"I live there now."

"Okay, we'll be on guard at 1602 tonight. You wait at the front desk, and when the person comes, you send me a signal. ”

"Understood."

At 22:30 at night, Fang Fan and Zhang Ze waited for Zheng Xiao's signal at 1602. The layout of this room was exactly the same as the layout of the room where Fang Fan got the album that night, and he stood in front of the table where the album was placed before, he felt a pair of eyes staring at him behind him at this time, this shuddering feeling was extremely similar to that night, and he turned around meaningfully only to see Zhang Ze fiddling with his mobile phone on the sofa.

At this moment, Fang Fan received news from Zheng Xiao. Fang Fan and Zhang Ze were guarding the elevator door, and the red number on it changed from 14 to 15, and then from 15 to 16. Fang Fan and Zhang Ze worked hard, waiting for the moment when the elevator door opened. With a ding, the man named Da Ming walked out of the elevator, Fang Fan and Zhang Ze immediately pressed him to the ground, and Da Ming wailed bitterly below.

"Hey, who are you? Let go of me. ”

"What happened to Zheng Qi?"

"Zheng Qi? I didn't know, she was one of my clients. ”

"Customer?"

Fang Fan and Zhang Ze slowly let go of their hands, Da Ming tidied up his clothes, picked up the hat on the ground, and looked at Fang Fan and Zhang Ze angrily.

"Who are you?"

After Zhang Ze revealed his identity and the reason for doing so to Da Ming, he brought Da Ming into 1602.

"What did you come to her for the night Zheng Qi disappeared?"

"I'm a psychiatrist, and Zheng Qi has been looking for me for psychological counseling."

"Is there something wrong with her?"

"You probably also know Zheng Qi's life experience, experienced the earthquake, experienced the life and death separation with her parents, experienced the separation of sisters, and experienced bullying in the orphanage, although she was later adopted, but the domestic violence of that family was an indelible nightmare for her, and finally Zheng Qi had to leave that family and returned to the orphanage. In this way, she grew up with scars all over her body. Until she picked up the album, she said that the woman in the album would walk out of the album every night to chat with her, perhaps because the trauma of her soul was too great, she actually got comfort from a photo album. ”

"It's all her fantasy, isn't it?"

"It's hard to say, there are so many things in this world that can't be explained."

"And what happened then?"

Later, she also seemed to realize her madness. Find me and ask for counseling. Until one day, Zheng Qi said that the woman in the album wanted to accompany her to a place by herself. That was the last time we saw each other, on May 9th. ”

"What are you doing on the 10th and 11th?"

"Because Zheng Qi's situation is very special, I am very worried about her situation, and her state on the night of the 9th is weird, so I will come to see her situation."

"What's strange?"

"The person who talked to me on the night of the 9th didn't seem to be Zheng Qi, but more like a different person."

Fang Fan was talking to Da Ming, and Zhang Ze was watching Da Ming's every move from the side, convinced that he was not lying. At this time, the door suddenly opened, and a loud bang interrupted the conversation between Fang Fan and Da Ming, the door slammed against the wall, and there was a person standing at the door. The three of them looked at the door at the same time, and it turned out to be Zheng Xiao.

Zheng Xiao knelt on the floor, tears falling down uncontrollably. Fang Fan hurriedly walked over and helped Zheng Xiao up.

"It's all my fault, it's all my fault. If I had been with her, this wouldn't have happened. ”

Zheng Xiao choked up, and Fang Fan comforted him on the side.

"Don't cry, it's not your fault, it's all about making people."

Fang Fan's comfort, Zheng Xiao cried even more fiercely, and plunged into Fang Fan's arms. Da Ming got up and walked out of the room, but was stopped by Zhang Ze.

"Why are you going?"

Da Ming pointed to 1603, there is a woman in this family who also does psychological counseling. It is said that because of postpartum depression, her husband seems to be called Guo Jianyue. Zhang Ze was shocked when he heard this, rich people are different, and they even have to rent a high-end apartment outside for psychological counseling.

Fang Fan was still comforting Zheng Xiao. At this time, Zhang Ze's phone rang, and Zhang Ze took out the phone and saw that it was Fang Lao.

"Fang Lao, is there something wrong?"

"Zhang Ze, come to my house quickly, something happened."

"What's the matter?"

"Anyway, you guys come quickly, it's not clear on the phone."

After hanging up the phone, Zhang Ze thought of the strange person standing next to the album in the morning. At the time he suspected that he was dazzled, but now it seems that something is indeed wrong.