Municipal Bureau, Wang Liansheng's office.

The room was so quiet that only the breathing of two people could be heard.

Wang Liansheng: "Xiaoyuan, let me ask you again, did Geng Tingwei really shoot and kill you?" ”

Xing Yuan: "Yes, Team Wang, your previous speculation was correct, Geng Tingwei snatched my gun when I was confused, because the gun was insured, Geng Tingwei didn't know how to use it, so last night in the process of arresting, I took the opportunity to snatch the gun back." Geng Tingwei resisted arrest and tried to escape, I first shot and wounded him, but he was obsessed and intended to kill the hostages, and at the last moment, I chose to kill him to keep the hostages safe. ”

Wang Liansheng stood up, approached Xing Yuan, looked into Xing Yuan's eyes face to face, and said nothing.

Xing Yuan was stared at by Wang Liansheng all the time, his eyes were a little wandering at first, and he looked cramped and uneasy, but he suddenly recalled Wu Mourning's sentence "Virtue is not virtue, killing is not killing", his body unconsciously straightened up, and his eyes became more determined.

"Okay, I believe you," Wang Liansheng turned around, walked back to the office chair and sat down, and let out a long sigh of relief, "Where is Wu Mian now?" ”

He ...... After he assisted me in apprehending the murderer last night, he left, and he was nowhere to be seen in the chaos when the crowd and police colleagues surrounded him. ”

"This old boy is running very fast, just like in the past." Wang Liansheng lit a cigarette, "I have reported the situation on the leader's side, after all, you are a newcomer, and the gun was finally recovered, and it did not have a bad social impact, this time I will take a note and no other punishment." ”

"Thank you, Team Wang."

"Don't thank me, the leader doesn't pursue you, I haven't settled accounts with you yet, how did I tell you in the hospital at the time, so that you can recuperate with peace of mind, why did you drink Wu Mourning's ecstasy soup and run away with him?"

"Team Wang, I'm ......" Xing Yuan looked ashamed.

Wang Liansheng waved his hand, "Wu Mourning values you, maybe it's right, you do have an innate attachment to unsolved cases." ”

"Team Wang, Wu Mian wants me to join the Spirit Slayer, be his assistant, and stand in a corner darker than the darkness to do justice."

"Xiaoyuan, what do you think about this matter yourself?"

"I ......" Xing Yuan originally meant to refuse, but before he said it, the picture of those bloodstained white bones by the lake in the park repeatedly appeared in his mind, Xing Yuan shook his head vigorously, "Team Wang, I ...... Haven't thought about it yet......"

"Xiaoyuan, every path of a person is chosen by himself, whether it is Wu Mourning or me, I respect your choice, you don't have to rush to give an answer. In this way, you go back and rest first, we are working hard to implement Wu Mourning's detection plan, and I will inform you of any progress, your most important task now is to recover your body. Wang extinguished the cigarette butt and turned the chair out the window.

"Okay Team Wang, then I'll go back first." Xing Yuan nodded lightly and turned to leave Wang Liansheng's office.

"Xiaoyuan." Xing Yuan, who had just opened the door, was stopped by Wang Liansheng again.

"What does it feel like to kill someone for the first time?" Wang Liansheng's eyes were fixed on the distance outside the window.

Xing Yuan stood in place, not making any response, his hand still on the doorknob.

"Blood can't be washed away." Wang Liansheng said another sentence meaningfully.

"Bang dang". The office door was closed.

Black SUV, next to a street in the county seat.

"Boss, is the operation going well?" A tall man slipped into the car, holding two cups of coffee, one of which was handed to Wu Mourning.

"That beast was slaughtered, but that Xing Yuan ......" Wu Mian took a sip of coffee and smacked his lips.

"You are so interested in that kid, can he succeed Wang Anmin?" The tall man asked.

"I'm not sure yet, but he is very similar to An Min, the sense of justice that is jealous and hateful, the perseverance in his eyes and the courage far beyond ordinary people, are really similar." Wu Mian nodded as he spoke.

"Sometimes, being too brave is not necessarily a good thing, and if An Min hadn't been ...... in the first place"

"Enough, don't mention it again." Wu Mian interrupted the tall man's words, "Sense, is there a target next?" ”

The tall man drank the coffee in one gulp, then closed his eyes and took a deep breath, silent for a long time, "Municipal Mental Illness Rehabilitation Center, be fast." ”

The black SUV drove towards the city psychiatric hospital.

Municipal Mental Rehabilitation Center, 7 p.m. It was raining heavily, and the stairs on the first and second floors were wet and slippery with shoes.

Accompanied by medical staff, the patients returned to the ward one after another to rest, and in the psychiatric hospital, which sounds terrible to ordinary people, at first glance, it seems very peaceful, and the patients behave like normal people without having a seizure.

This is the first time Xing Yuan has come to the psychiatric hospital in his life, so far Xing Yuan feels good, it may be that he was affected by film and television dramas before, and he has an instinctive rejection of this place, Xing Yuan laughed, and continued to move towards the inpatient department from the outside, he wanted to personally consult Uncle Cai, the witness to the sinking case, about some related things.

Suddenly, the glass on the third floor of the inpatient department was shattered, and then there was a hoarse roar, a mentally ill patient had a seizure, smashing things like a wild beast, muttering something in his mouth, intending to jump off the building, and several doctors and nurses quickly arrived to subdue him, and gave him a rough injection of tranquilizer, the roar became weaker, and the patient fell asleep.

Xing Yuan looked up in the direction of the window on the third floor and sighed.

Suddenly, a thunderclap broke out in the sky. Spring rain and thunder, this bad weather is really inexplicable.

Xing Yuan raised his head and looked around the sky above the entire inpatient department, on the dim sky, the huge dark clouds were like a devil's face smiling, which made Xing Yuan feel a trace of fear in his heart, but then disappeared again, and walked towards Uncle Cai's ward with firm steps.

Fifth floor.

"Comrade policeman, I told you everything that should be said, and I still have the same words when you ask again." Uncle Cai looked at Xing Yuan a little impatiently, looking radiant, not at all like he was sick.

"Uncle Cai, I didn't come today to ask you about the scene of the crime," Xing Yuan took out a pack of Chinese cigarettes and smoked one, and lit it for Uncle Cai in an unfamiliar manner, "Uncle Cai, I want to ask you, you are responsible for the sanitation work of the county Central Park all the year round, and you are very familiar with the surrounding environment and situation of the park, right?" ”

The hospital does not allow smoking, as an old smoking gun for more than 30 years, Uncle Cai immediately took a few puffs, and the smoke spit out at close range choked Xing Yuan's tears.

"That must be familiar, what do you want to know?" Uncle Cai lifted Erlang's legs with satisfaction.

"Diagonally opposite the gate of the park, at the mouth of Jinghua Hutong, there is a bun shop, you know?"

"Of course I know, I have been friends with Lao Wu for decades, the snow is thick in the winter in the Northeast, and Lao Wu's waist is not good, I help him sweep the snow in front of the door from time to time, and play chess together in my free time. But last winter, Lao Wu's nephew took over the bun shop, he said that Lao Wu and his daughter went to the south to retire, I was still wondering why this old thing didn't tell me when he left, alas, I didn't expect to go. Uncle Cai's mouth pursed Lao Gao.

"That nephew of Lao Wu, don't you think his yellow eyes are very similar to the suspect you saw that night?"

"Hey, what's wrong with yellow eyes, maybe the liver is not very good, there are more people in the world who have bad liver and yellow eyes. We don't know where he came from, but I always feel like I've seen him somewhere, as if I've seen him in the park before, but I can't remember it. Alas, I'm old, I don't want to, but his nephew's skills are really good, the skin is thin and the filling is thick, and the meat I guess I use pork loin, otherwise it can't be so fragrant. ”

"What?" Xing Yuan's eyes widened, "Uncle Cai, you... Have you ever eaten the steamed buns made by Lao Wu's nephew? ”

"After eating, I'm a sanitation worker, how can I have time to cook in the morning, I go to his house every day to buy a few steamed buns......"

Without waiting for Uncle Cai to finish speaking, Xing Yuan immediately half-squatted in front of Uncle Cai, held Uncle Cai's arms with both hands, and carefully looked at Uncle Cai's eyes.

Black eyeballs, white eyes, everything is normal!

"Oh, what are you doing, you." Xing Yuan's actions really startled Uncle Cai.

"Ah, I'm sorry Uncle Cai, I just suddenly thought of something related to the case, and I was a little excited." Xing Yuan let go of his hands, got up and sat back opposite Uncle Cai.

"I said little comrade, I don't actually have any mental illness here, but I was scared that day, some nonsense, you see you help me talk about it, let me go back, you said I called the police, this is a meritorious service, why did you arrest me in this ghost place, don't talk about the example of the model worker, I hear the ghost crying wolf in the next room every day, and I can't sleep because of my fright." Uncle Cai pleaded with Xing Yuan.

"Uncle Cai, if we are sick or not, listen to the doctor, I will go back and talk to the leader, and give you another appraisal, if the doctor says that we are fine, then we will go home, the doctor said to observe and observe, let's eat and drink here for a few more days, you said that the next room is loud, I will apply for you to change to a quiet ward, what?" Xing Yuan tried his best to appease Uncle Cai.

"Alas, okay, I'll listen to the police, anyway, you can report the medical expenses to me. But when it comes to the room next door, you really don't have to bother to change the ward for me, it's easy to solve, you just buy a few buns made by Lao Wu's nephew for him to eat, and he won't make trouble. ”

"Huh?" Xing Yuan's pupils, which had just shrunk back to their normal state, widened again, "The patient in the next room ate the buns made by Lao Wu's nephew?" ”

"yes, we don't understand mental illness, so you say he wants to eat, just give it to him. The guy next door is actually quite pathetic, why did he come here, do you know? ”

Xing Yuan shook his head.

"It was said that one morning was squatting on the side of the road to eat steamed buns, and accidentally fell on the ground and was taken by a passing wild dog. But this guy is ruthless enough, chasing the wild dog, so many people watched, he bit the dog to death, I heard that he also peeled off the dog's belly, took out the bun residue from the stomach and ate it again, tsk. "Uncle Cai's mouth is almost grinning to the root of his ears.

Xing Yuan's stomach turned upside down, and since he came into contact with this case, he was disgusted or disgusted. The "patient" next door should be one of the victims who was isolated according to Wu Mourning's plan.

Uncle Cai was already tired, and it was inconvenient for Xing Yuan to continue to bother, so he comforted Uncle Cai for a few words and left. Walking out of the door, before the door was completely closed, Xing Yuan heard Uncle Cai's loud snoring. Uncle Cai is a good person, and he has no distractions, and the quality of sleep is really high, Xing Yuan silently wished Uncle Cai a safe life, and then closed the door tightly.

Xing Yuan, who was originally planning to leave the hospital, caught a glimpse of the iron window of the "patient" in the next room that Uncle Cai said, and I don't know if it was out of curiosity or what, Xing Yuan couldn't control his body and approached the ward. The lights were turned off, and except for the faint light from the window, which was darker than the next few rooms with the lights off.

Xing Yuan approached the window with the iron fence, squinted his eyes and looked inside, but he couldn't see anything except pitch black.

Suddenly, a gloomy and white face appeared upside down in front of Xing Yuan, by the light of the corridor lamp, this face was so clear, a pair of vicious eyes glowed, red! The faces of the two were so close that they were almost separated by a bars window.

The "patient" in the darkness jumped from the roof of the shed, his face still facing Xing Yuan through the window. Xing Yuan wasn't afraid, but wondered how this man hung upside down on the roof of the house like a bat.

"Why? Why didn't my son choose to follow me? Why? Why did the son choose to follow his mother? Follow that bad woman? "Patient" asked Xing Yuan painfully.

Xing Yuan is not very good at comforting this kind of thing, so he can only do his best: "Perhaps, being a mother can take better care of the child......"

"You fart, how can that bad woman take care of my son, I'm going to kill that bad woman, I'm going to kill her, I'm going to take my son back." The "patient" roared in pain.

Xing Yuan shook his head helplessly and turned to leave, but before he could take a few steps, he heard a crisp sound of glass breaking behind him. Xing Yuan turned his head and saw two hands stretched out in the house to hold the iron fence tightly, there was a huge "clang" sound, and the iron fence was forcibly removed by him, and then he saw a thin figure jumping out of the house, howling and running to the other side.

Xing Yuan touched the holster on his waist, and then took a step to chase after him.

The "patient" rushed frantically downstairs from the fifth floor, and Xing Yuan chased after each other.

Fifth floor.

Fourth floor.

Third floor.

Second floor!

“duang！” A bang!

Xing Yuan chased to the second floor and looked down between the first floor, and due to the slippery stairs, the "patient" stumbled and fell on the corridor on the first floor, and the back of his head hit the radiator in the corridor, and his brain burst.

Xing Yuan slowly walked down the stairs and touched the carotid artery of the "patient", which did not beat, and confirmed that he was dead.

At this time, Xing Yuan turned his face sideways and found that at the end of the corridor stood two wet figures, one tall and one short, Wu Mourning and a tall man, the two of them saw the scene of the "patient" falling to death from a distance, and couldn't help but sigh and shake their heads.

Xing Yuan turned his face to look at the deceased's dead eyes, as if they were about to burst, and then looked at the window above the radiator that was sprayed with blood plasma.

Xing Yuan stood up and stared blankly at the bloodstained window pane, no matter how he looked at it, it looked like a painting made of plasma as paint, and the painting in this painting was a devil's smiling face.