◎Chapter 16 The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring

Bai Jingyu: "Okay, now there is a new case." ”

Bao Chop: "What? ”

Bai Jingyu: "One person died, murder." ”

Draw Long: "Boss, our special case team only takes on big cases." ”

Bai Jingyu said a word, and everyone closed their mouths: The top ten most cruel murderers in the history of New York, compared to this murderer, they are simply elementary school students.

Su Mei picked up the dossier, looked at it intently for a while, and threw it on the ground in fright.

Professor Liang slid his wheelchair and picked up the dossier, he put on his reading glasses and read a few pages, the expression of this well-informed and kind old man suddenly became solemn, and he said in a shocked tone: "This deceased man was skinned and made into a scarecrow?" ”

In 2007, a major homicide occurred in Wuling County.

On the day of the incident, the morning in the mountain village was foggy, and the sound of tofu vendors banging on the bangs could be heard in the distance. The mountain road was rough and difficult, the tofu seller put down his burden, rested for a while, and went to pee in the peach orchard by the roadside, when the fog was thick, the peach pressed the branches into a beautiful arc, the leaves dripped water, and a scarecrow stood quietly in the orchard.

The peddler thought it was very strange, and when he looked closer, his soul was scattered, and the head of the scarecrow was the head of a man, and the straw was stuffed in the skin......

Professor Leung said, "In the history of crime, there are two most notorious murderers, one is the 'Ripper Jack the Ripper', who has been called by the media around the world, and the other is the 'Star Serial Killer - Edward Gein'. Jack the Ripper's method of killing is to cut his throat and then dismember, and Edward Gein's method of killing is to shoot and dismember, and he has a terrifying nickname: Buffalo Bill. Many well-known movies are based on these two people, such as "Slaughter of Hell", "The Silence of the Lambs", and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre". ”

Bai Jingyu said: "If it is known by the media, China's bison bill is enough to make a sensation in the world." ”

After receiving the report, the Taoyuan Township Police Station was extremely shocked, the case is serious, it can be said that it is a very rare criminal case since the founding of the People's Republic of China, after a preliminary investigation, the deceased is the Yang section chief of the Wuling County Tourism Bureau. While blocking the news to prevent panic among the local people, the local police reported to their superiors and requested the assistance of the special case team. The four members of the special case team immediately set off, first arrived at the provincial capital by plane, and then borrowed a car from the provincial public security department.

The Wuling County Public Security Bureau building looks very luxurious, although it is a county-level public security bureau, but the level of luxury is comparable to that of the White House. The downstairs is full of green trees, gardens, strict guards at the door, and powerful sentinels.

The front of the public security bureau is a mess and littered with garbage, which is in stark contrast to the luxury office buildings.

Bao Chu looked at the cigarette butts, mineral water bottles, steamed buns, and blood stains on the ground, and he analyzed that there had just been a petition from the masses here.

Drawing Dragon said: "Petition? I should go to the county government, this is the Public Security Bureau. ”

Professor Liang said: "The county government must have gone first, but they were forcibly dispersed by the police, and a few people who took the lead in petitioning were arrested, and the others came to the public security bureau to sit in front of the sit-in and demanded that they be released." ”

In the building of the Public Security Bureau, no one received the special case team, and everyone's attitude was cold, and they even looked at the four members of the special case team with strange eyes. After the interrogation, it was learned that the director of the bureau was on a business trip, and the secretary of the political and legal committee also went to the field for a meeting. This made the members of the task force feel strange, and there was an eerie atmosphere in the building.

Drawing the dragon muttered: "How do you say it, the local police will line up to welcome us, and the public security chief will see us as a savior, what about people?" ”

A police officer probed his brain, saw the four members of the special case team, smiled all over his face, invited the special case team into the office, he claimed to be a propaganda officer, and then he took out a document and said: "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry......

Professor Leung said, "What's going on? ”

Communications Officer: "We don't have any major homicides here. ”

"Just kidding, huh? ”

Propaganda Officer: "I'm sorry for letting you come here in vain, you guys, please come back." ”

According to the propaganda officer, this was a prank, there was no serious homicide in the local area, the Taoyuan Township Police Station lied about the case, the director had been punished with a demerit, and the scarecrow was just a mannequin and a prank by a local villager. The publicity officer showed the results of the forensic examination on the materials, as well as the transcripts of the interrogation, as well as the results of the processing.

Su Mei said angrily: "Come as soon as you are called, and leave immediately, I am hungry, and I don't even bother to eat, it is a prank?" ”

The propaganda officer said: "Now that our Wuling County Public Security Bureau has revoked the assistance of the special case team, we can reimburse air tickets and pay for travel expenses......

The special case team came all the way here, but they were greeted with a prank. Hualong slapped the table and cursed, and then, the four members of the special case team left the room and left the Wuling County Public Security Bureau. Hualong started the car, the car drove to an intersection, encountered a red light, Bao Chu lowered his head and looked at the criminal investigation file and said: "They lied!" ”

The photographs of the scene in the criminal investigation file were taken very unprofessionally. Because the township police station usually deals with some public security cases, grasping family planning, mediating fights and brawls, and sometimes even helping fellow villagers find lost cattle, the police officers who took pictures at the township police station are estimated to be very scared at the time, and their hands are shaking, plus the fog was full of fog at the time of the crime, so it is difficult to tell from the photos whether the scarecrow is a model or a real person.

The photograph shows a very blurry face, the whole head is neatly cut from under the chin, but there is still a piece of skin attached to it, the skin is bulging with straw, no clothes are on, and the hands and feet are also made of straw, it seems that the murderer only cut off the head and peeled off the skin of the torso. At the position of the neck, a rope mark can be seen.

Bao asked, "Who will hang the mannequin?" ”

Su Mei said: "This must be a person, this person should be hung up first, then skinned, and finally inserted into the peach orchard." ”

Professor Liang said: "This is strange, draw a dragon, let's go to the Taoyuan Township Police Station!" ”

Taoyuan Township Police Station is located at the foot of a mountain, the mountain is full of green grass, peach trees are all over, a small stream flows through, the weeping willows on both sides of the bank are still clinging, a water drum car is slowly turning, in the distance, the mountains are green, and nearby, a market is very lively. Only peaches are sold in the market, and the local specialty is peach, which is on the market during the Mid-Autumn Festival, attracting fruit vendors from all over the world.

The special case team drove through the bazaar to the Taoyuan Township Police Station.

However, what is strange is that the gate is closed, and there is not a single police officer in the police station.

The special case team walked around the bazaar, intending to eat something and then go to the crime scene on the hill. The crime scene recorded on the criminal investigation file was in the orchard on the side of the road in front of Taohua Village, Taoyuan Township, and the first murder scene was in a pavilion in the Taohuayuan Scenic Area. The group came to the bottom of the mountain, there was a simple restaurant made of wood at the bottom of the mountain, an old man wearing an apron was brushing dishes in the hall, the stew in the pot was fragrant, a guy was sharpening a kitchen knife, his head was bandaged, it seemed that he had just been injured, the four members of the special case team went in, found a table and sat down.

Bao Chu asked: "Uncle, this is the Peach Blossom Source Scenic Area, right?" ”

The old man replied: "Yes, this is the peach blossom paradise of the dog's day!" ”

Bao Chu asked again: "In broad daylight, why don't there be any policemen in the township police station?" ”

The old man snorted angrily and said, "Dog's day, they're all dead, they're dead." ”

"Is there a murder in the area?" ”

The old man asked vigilantly, "What are you doing?" ”

Bao replied: "We are also police officers......

When the old man heard the word "police", he was furious, slammed the plate in his hand on the ground, pointed to the door and said: "Let's go, get out, the shop is closed, it's closed, I just feed the meat to the dogs, and I won't sell it to your police." ”

Hearing the word "roll", a wave of anger rose in the heart of the painting dragon, when the special case team investigated the first few cases, how glorious it was, and now, they were first given a cold reception in the county public security bureau, and then they had a closed door at the township police station, and at this time they were humiliated by the owner of the restaurant, and the painting dragon stood up, and was about to have a seizure, when suddenly a group of fierce and vicious people rushed in, and there was a burst of smashing when they entered the door, they overturned the boiled cauldron, and the fire in the stove immediately ignited the curtains. The guy in the restaurant who was sharpening his knife was frightened and looked at them in a daze, and the men rushed up and punched and kicked the guy at him, and soon the bandage on his head was soaked red with blood.

Bao Chu and Hualong didn't figure out what was going on, the small wooden restaurant had already burned, and there was chaos in the restaurant, so the two hurriedly pushed Professor Liang, pulled Su Mei, and ran to the safety outside the door.

The old man had bruises on his neck, and he scolded at the throat, and several people carried him and the shopkeeper out with all their hands and feet.

Some villagers and passers-by wanted to put out the fire, only to see a middle-aged man with a big belly shouting: "I am the head of Wu Township, whoever dares to put out the fire will be arrested and detained by the township government for 15 days, and a fine of 300 will be poured with a scoop of water!" ”

The old man's body stiffened, and he scolded hoarsely: "Township Chief Wu, you burned my house, I fought with you, I will kill you." ”

Township Chief Wu sneered and said: "Fart, illegal buildings, let you move early, don't listen, toast and don't eat and drink, lock me up." ”

The small restaurant was in flames, and soon burned to the ground, and the blackened waste bricks and tiles made the white word "demolition" on the wall more eye-catching. The old man's angry voice became farther and farther away, and gradually turned into a cry, and finally he couldn't hear it. On the side of the road at the foot of the mountain, a stone is engraved with the cursive "Peach Blossom Spring": "In the Jin Taiyuan Dynasty, the Wuling people fished for their business. Walk around the river, forget the distance of the road. Suddenly the Peach Blossom Forest ......"

This violent demolition method frightened Su Mei a little, it was the first time she had seen such a barbaric act, and she sighed, and also figured out why the restaurant owner hated the police so much. The four members of the special case team didn't care about eating, and drove to the Taohuayuan Scenic Area on the mountain, although the scenery on the road was beautiful, but they were really not in the mood to appreciate it, and they didn't say anything all the way, and the car stopped in front of a small pavilion. There was a man sitting in the pavilion, reading a chess book.

There is an antique wooden plaque on the pavilion that reads "Rotten Keting", which is supposed to be the scene of the murder recorded in the case file, however, there is no blood stain on the pavilion pillars and the ground, and no warning signs have been set up. It didn't look like there had been a homicide, but Bao Chu could already smell the smell of blood in the pavilion.

Su Mei pushed Professor Liang in a wheelchair into the pavilion and stopped in front of the chessboard.

Professor Liang said to the man sitting in the pavilion, "How about the next game of chess?" ”

The man smiled and said, "Okay." ”

Professor Liang made a two-draw and opted for an offensive start.

The man was a little nervous, and tried to defend himself with a screen horse, but he jumped into the position of the elephant and was embarrassed to straighten it up.

Professor Liang turned a blind eye and asked in a casual tone: "Inquire about the individual, the Yang section chief of the tourism bureau who was killed, have you heard of it?" ”

The man made another move and said, "I am!" ”