Du Group took a deep puff of cigarette and continued: "At that time, we all liked Liu Fang in the team, I talked to He Haiming about fair competition, and finally Fang'er chose me. ”

Du Group rubbed his eyes, "But I'm useless, I failed to protect her, in the process of solving the case, because Fang'er had important evidence of a murderer, in order to kill the murderer brutally killed Fang'er, I knelt in front of her mourning hall, I told myself that in this life is to chase to the ends of the earth to catch this murderer, I spent three days to go through all the case files in the bureau, and finally determined that the murderer was a serial murderer, he has done 26 headless murders in 15 years. ”

"Twenty-six murders?" I looked at the Du group in amazement.

"There was no resemblance to all the cases, and all the people in the group didn't believe me at that time, they all thought I was crazy, including Lao Wang and He Haiming, who thought that I had suffered too much blow because of Liu Fang's departure."

"And what about later? How did you catch this murderer? ”

"Twenty-six homicides, committed over a period of fifteen years, of which sixteen were defined as accidental deaths, three car accidents hit-and-run, two premeditated murders, and five manslaughter escapes, these twenty-six murders are not connected in the slightest, and the only thing they have in common is that none of them have caught the killer. In this world, as long as it is a homicide, there will definitely be clues, whether it is a blame or an accidental death, as long as it is man-made, there will be flaws, I analyzed all his time, place, and victim's information, and I can't find the slightest flaw. But I always believe that as long as it is a serial homicide, there will be similarities, and the more he commits crimes, the more obvious the pattern of the crime will be, the 26 human lives, the different ways of committing the crime, the different time of death, the different tools of the crime, and the victim's identity, age, gender, and job position are not related. ”

Du Group looked into the distance expressionlessly, "At that time, I couldn't figure it out, what could make him commit so many murders in fifteen years, and the modus operandi was completely different from the murderers of other serial murders?" ”

"Is it the motive for the crime?" I muttered something quietly.

"That's right," Du put the cigarette butt in the ashtray, "I always thought he was a perverted killer, until Liu Fang's forensic report came out, I suddenly woke up, the details of his crime are very rough every time, but every time he finishes the crime, he can escape the pursuit of the police, and every time he kills someone, he has his own reasons for killing." And the reason for this is that the victim has evidence of his crime, and if Liu Fang is like this, then the other 26 victims must be like this. His motive for killing is very clear every time, but after each murder, he promptly transfers the suspicion to someone else, or makes the murder an accident, almost every case is the same. In all 26 murders, he escaped arrest in this way, and when we finally caught him, we learned that he had killed a total of 37 people in the past 15 years, including some suspects who had disappeared mysteriously after being locked up by the police. ”

At that moment, my admiration for Du Group spontaneously arose, and I didn't necessarily dare to believe such a confusing hypothesis of committing a crime, not to mention reasoning without evidence, or putting the truth in front of my eyes.

"When we caught him, he was very calm, he confessed all his crimes, and told us the whole process of his murder of the 37 victims, maybe because he still felt guilty, in fact, as long as he refused to admit to death, the evidence we had at that time was not enough to convict him. No one will always be lucky, no matter how seamless the crime is, no matter how strong the criminal psychological endurance is, as long as he does it, he will definitely be discovered. ”

I turned my head to look at Du Group and said coldly: "That's right, no matter how powerful the suspect is, as long as he does it, he will definitely be caught, and no one can escape." ”

"Are you suspicious of me?" Du didn't look at me, he had secrets buried in his eyes.

"Let me guess, the suspect committed suicide in the end, this case shocked the leadership of the Changlin City Bureau, in order to cover up some truths that cannot be published, you destroyed all the records about this case, thirty-seven lives, fifteen years, the murderer has always been in front of you, but ignored by all of you. If you can solve such a case, you will definitely be taken seriously by the city bureau, and three months after solving the case, you naturally became the leader of the Thanh Hoa Street Serious Crime Team. ”

Du Group did not refute it, but what was hidden in that case may never be discovered.

"Let's talk about the current case, the mysterious person mentioned by Liu Tian must not be a good person, Ren Yaoyao died because of the Seven Treasure Glass Cup, and now Xie Bin also died unexpectedly, Xiaoxiao and Ma Hua are gone, this case may be beyond our control."

"So what?" I looked at Du Group expressionlessly, "Are you afraid?" ”

"It's us who know, Xiaoxiao is innocent, I don't want anyone around me to have an accident."

I nodded, "Understood, you and Ren Qi have known each other for a long time, right?" ”

Du Group knew that I would ask him sooner or later, "That's right, I found Ren Qi after Ren Yaoyao's identity was confirmed, I didn't expect this Ren Yaoyao to really be his daughter." ”

"Let's talk about it, whether you want to continue to follow this case or not, I've been investigating with you for so long, I think I have the right to know the truth."

Du Group raised his head and sighed, "It's nothing, Ren Qi is my senior brother, we were both born in a family of cultivators, and we were sent by our parents to Wudang Mountain to learn Taoism since I was a child, and I was taken home by my grandfather when I was sixteen years old, and then went to the police academy." ”

"That day, you went to the City God Temple to catch the powerful ghost Liu Tian, and Ren Qi told you that!"

Du Group nodded, "Ren Qi told me that there are some unclean things in the City God Temple, and Yaoyao doesn't listen to this kid. He said that this case should not be handled by our police, and he also said that he would go to the police station to close the case himself and not cause me trouble. He's been stubborn since he was a kid, and I know he won't listen to anything I say. ”

"You already knew about the Seven Treasure Glass Bowl, right?"

Du Group looked at me and smiled, "If I had known that it was the Seven Treasure Glass Cup, I wouldn't have investigated with you, and now that the case has developed to this point, if you want to investigate, you have to find Xiaoxiao and Ma Hua first." ”

Lao Wang on the side of the conversation woke up in a daze, "Du Group, you're back!" ”

I looked back at Lao Wang, he was half asleep, and I don't know if he heard my conversation with Du Group, I always felt that Lao Wang didn't want to care about anything over the years, but we all knew that his heart was like a mirror, and he saw many things more clearly than us.

"It's still early, with me and Lin Xuan watching here, you will be able to sleep again."

"Don't," Lao Wang got up and got dressed, "I'm going to retire, I can't make this kind of mistake, now the life and death of my colleagues in the bureau are unknown, how can I sleep here alone." In this way, let's analyze and analyze, look at this Ma Hua and Xiaoxiao, by the way, and that Tao Hong, who will kidnap the three of them? ”

"Tao Hong!" Du Group looked up at Lao Wang, "I said something was wrong this night, this Tao Hong is Bi Fang's wife, and he didn't come to the police station to report the case after his wife disappeared all night, this is unreasonable!" ”

In the afternoon, when Du Group and I went to investigate Bi Fang, he said that he had a quarrel with his wife, and Tao Hong moved out with his children, and when the police station went to Tao Hong's house to look for Tao Hong in the evening, his neighbor said that at about six or seven o'clock in the evening, Tao Hong's two children ran to find Bi Fang because they did not wait for Tao Hong. Obviously, Bi Fang knew that his wife was missing, but now he has not contacted us, and I think there are only two possibilities, either he knows Tao Hong's whereabouts, or he does not dare to report the case for some special reason.

"It seems that there is indeed a problem with this Bi Fang."

After thinking for a moment, Du Group turned to me and said, "Lin Xuan, you go to the police station and bring a few people to bring Bi Fang back." ”

"That's not going to work, you need evidence to arrest someone."

"Who said they were arrested?" Du Group glanced at me, "It's just for you to bring him for a normal inquiry and go through the process for them." ”

"Understood," with the will of the Du group, I quickly took Bi Fang back to the police station.

"I'm a university professor and an important staff member of the Municipal Bureau of Cultural Relics, it's not legal for you to forcibly detain me like this!"

In the interrogation room, Du Group and I looked at the emotional Bi Fang, and an inexplicable fire broke out in our hearts.

"Okay, okay, my big professor, since you talked about the Fa, then let's talk to you about the Fa, you have lied to the police many times, did not report what you knew, and according to Article 316 of the Criminal Law, you clearly know that the suspect is guilty, and still provide him with a hiding place or property, help him escape, or give false evidence to cover up, shall be sentenced to up to three years imprisonment, short-term detention or controlled release; where the circumstances are serious, the sentence is between three and ten years imprisonment. Now, because you have lied to the police many times, which has played a confusing role in the development of the case, we can take you to court for the crime of harboring under the criminal law. ”

After listening to Du Group's words, Bi Fang, who was originally emotional, began to calm down.

"Professor Bi, the crime of harboring that Du Group said just now is also divided into several situations, although Professor you have violated the law now, as long as you truthfully cooperate with the police, we can consider not pursuing it."

I sang white face when I tried Liu Tian last time, and today Du Group robbed the role of the bad guy as soon as he came, and one of the two people had to be kind and persuasive.

"You just tell me honestly, yesterday your wife Tao Hong and two of us police officers disappeared mysteriously, don't tell me from last night to now, you don't know anything."

Bi Fang raised his hand and pushed his glasses, "Presumably you have already investigated the matter of the fragments, I advise you, you had better not continue to investigate this matter, otherwise more people will disappear mysteriously." ”

"Are you intimidating me?" A bright bright light hit Bi Fang's face, "I tell you, if any accident happens to my two police officers, I promise, none of you will want to get out of the way." ”

"Officer Du, the things of gods and ghosts are beyond the power of manpower, I still have to advise you, there are some things that cannot be touched."

Bi Fang refused to admit it, the disappearance case of Ma Hua and Xiaoxiao fell into a puzzle again, the withdrawal period of one week after leaving the chess office became shorter and shorter, Xie Bin died unexpectedly, Tao Hong's mysterious disappearance, Bi Fang's attitude was clear, that is, he was unwilling to cooperate with the police.

"What now?" I looked at the bright moon outside the house and asked.

"This case is not human," Du Group lit a cigarette, "I need someone, I need someone who can give up everything for justice and take risks." ”

"What do you want me to do?" I asked without thinking.

"You may disappear mysteriously, or you may be in the wilderness, or you may be decomposed outside and we won't be able to find you."

"I don't have many years to live, do you think I still care?"

The Du group was silent for a long time.

"After tonight, your name and file will disappear forever from the police station. You, Lin Xuan, this name will forever be engraved on the tombstone of the Martyrs Cemetery in Changlin City. ”

Du Group turned around and looked at me with a solemn face, "Lin Xuan, are you ready to face those truths?" ”

"Aren't we police officers just to seek the truth?"

Du Group nodded to me, at that moment, it was the absolute obedience of the subordinates to the leader, and the expectation of one man to another man.

"Chuanxian, I think there's the answer you want."

After speaking, Du Group turned around and left, he was going to complete his mission, and my mission had just begun.

Sleepless all night, I lay in bed, thinking about the bits and pieces that have happened in the past 26 years. I looked through the window of the hotel and watched the lights light up in the distance, and that night, all the stories of my past in the Terran world would be burned.