The headache and tinnitus are getting worse day by day, and the buzzing in my head lingers in the dead of night.

In the past few nights, whenever my headache increased and I could not concentrate on reading the prisoner's interview records, I began to try to relieve it by smoking. I wanted to use cigarettes to numb my nerves, but in the end, not only did nothing relieve me, but the headache became stronger and stronger.

Smoke, one cigarette after another.

Record, page after page.

I began to wonder if I would become a big smoker if I continued like this, and I wouldn't be able to work without cigarettes.

Today, when I heard the "11.11 Serial Murder Case" again, my mind went blank, and all my thoughts were in a state of complete semi-stop. That memory, which I deliberately sealed and did not want to touch, was uncovered without warning. It's like a scar that hasn't healed yet, but the outermost scab has been forcibly removed, and the blood that I thought was dry once again burst out from the deepest part of my heart......

I felt the pressure and unbearable suffocation coming from my heart, spreading to every cell in my body.

I've always felt like a person with a strong heart and little distraction. But I forgot that humans are social animals and need to live with other people, from the smallest group to the largest society, which is made up of each individual person.

Maybe you won't be disturbed by other people at some point, but you can't escape the influence of other people on you anyway, and this influence may be sudden or subtle.

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Nian Yu stumbled out of the small restaurant, but found himself in a tangled and opposing mental contradiction.

On the one hand, Nian Yu is very eager to see the real culprit of the "11.11 Serial Corpse Murder Case". Because, everyone who studies criminal psychology wants to crack the inner world of a serial perverted murderer. As he came into contact with more and more prisoners, this desire also germinated in Nianyu's heart.

On the other hand, Nian Yu was also very afraid to meet Professor Chen Peng, who had taught him about psychology. He didn't know what kind of identity to use to face Chen Peng, the former mentor, and now the prisoner, the contrast between the two completely different identities made Nian Yu unable to face it calmly.

At this time, the prison guards in the administrative building of Beijiang Prison who were preparing to take over the shift all noticed this young man who was in a trance and staggered.

There were a few prison guards who had been in contact with Nian Yu in ordinary times, and when they passed by Nian Yu, they wanted to say hello to him, but Nian Yu ignored his promise and did not respond.

"What's wrong with this kid? Shouldn't you be in our prison for a long time, and you're crazy about gain and loss? An older male prison guard muttered quietly as he looked at Nian Yu's fading back.

Prison Warden Chen Liao stood outside his office for a long time, unable to raise his hand to knock on the door.

Until the door of the office was opened from the inside, Chen Liao almost hit Nian Yu's body, Nian Yu still lowered his head and didn't know what he was thinking.

"Xiao Nian? Why are you here? Chen Liao looked at Nian Yu standing in front of the door in surprise.

"I ...... I...... He ......, "Nian Yu hesitated for a long time, and he didn't say a complete sentence.

"What's wrong with you? Say whatever you want! Don't be a fuss. Chen Liao frowned, looking at Nian Yu and looking a little impatient.

Chen ...... Uncle Chen...... Can I meet someone...... A prisoner ......" Nian Yu raised his head, stared at Chen Liao with his eyes, and said in a trembling voice.

"Isn't it just seeing a prisoner! Is it necessary to be so supportive? Really, I thought something had happened! Chen Liao smiled and patted Nian Yu's shoulder.

Chen Peng...... I want to see Chen Peng! ”

Nian Yu roared a very hoarse voice from the depths of his throat, although the voice was not loud, but it startled Chen Liao to retreat again and again.

"You...... Who are you going to meet? Chen Liao kept stepping back.

"Chen Peng...... Chen Peng of the "11.11 Serial Corpse Crushing Murder Case", I want to see him. Nian Yu said very firmly.

"How did you know he was in this prison? Who told you that? Your father? Chen Liao pulled Nian Yu at the door into the office and closed the office door casually.

"I want to see him......" Nian Yu lowered his head slightly, but his eyes were staring at Chen Liao.

"Then tell me, who told you that Chen Peng was locked up here?" Chen Liao's hands were tightly clenched around Nian Yu's arms, and due to overexertion, Chen Liao's fingers had begun to turn white and the green tendons were prominent.

"I know he's being held here, and I think he's the next prisoner to be interviewed." Nian Yu said expressionlessly.

"Impossible, your father once confessed in person, without his consent, no one can see Chen Peng."

"Then I'll call him!" Nian Yu pushed Chen Liao's hands away, took a step back, took out the phone from his trouser pocket, and dialed it.

From the moment he officially entered the Beijiang City Public Security Bureau, until now for nearly a month, Nian Yu has never taken the initiative to call his father Nian Hong once. But today, I made a miraculous call to my father's phone.

"Son! What's up? ”

The phone rang as soon as it was connected, and a middle-aged man's deep voice came from the earpiece.

"Dad...... I want to see a prisoner. Nian Yu said in a low voice.

"Aren't you doing an internship report at Bac Giang Prison? I said hello to Chen Liao, you can interrogate that prisoner if you want, didn't you look for him? ”

Nian Hong can't remember how many years Nian Yu hasn't bowed his head and begged himself, when he heard that his son seemed to have a problem to solve himself, although his tough attitude has not changed, but his heart is happy.

"Uncle Chen, he'...... He disagreed. Nian Yu's voice became smaller and quieter.

"What is going on with this fat man Chen, okay, you hang up the phone, I'll call him now. I personally called to explain the things, and he was able to do this for me. ”

"Uncle Chen is right next to me......" said Nian Yu and handed the phone in his hand to Chen Liao.

"Fat Chen, are you deaf? What did I tell you in the first place? My son came to you to do the internship report, you have to cooperate fully, are you farting when I say it? If it weren't for the sake of our classmates, would I be able to put my son in your place for an internship? Listen to me, whatever my son wants to see the prisoner at your place, you must let him see him, but you must take care to keep him safe. There can't be any problems, except for something, don't blame me for not talking about classmates......"

Nian Hong didn't give Chen Liao a chance to speak on the phone, but kept yelling loudly on the phone, and Chen Liao had to remove the receiver of the phone from his ear.

"Old age...... However, when he was young, he ......"

Chen Liao waited for Nian Hong to finish yelling at that end before he whispered. But before Chen Liao could finish speaking, Nian Hong's roar came from the phone again.

"But what is it, don't you understand what I said? Do you need me to tell you in person? Chen Fatzi, let me repeat, Nian Yu is a trainee criminal psychological consultant in the criminal investigation detachment, and it is his job to understand all kinds of prisoners, even if he is not my son, you have to cooperate, you know? ”

"Alright! I see, but ...... Never mind...... I'll figure it out myself! Who made him an old son! Chen Liao sighed softly, and returned the phone to Nian Yu with a helpless face.

"Son! Although, Dad told you Uncle Chen so, but you can't do anything that violates the prison regulations, everything must be in accordance with the prison management system, and you can't mess around, you know? ”

Nian Hong spoke to Nian Yu in a much lighter tone than just now, an old policeman who has been doing criminal investigation work for half his life, in the final analysis, is still the father of a child.

For so many years, Nian Hong has been strict with Nian Yu, and when he was a child, he scolded Nian Yu when he made mistakes, not because he didn't like this son, but because he had great expectations for Nian Yu. Nian Hong, who is devoted to criminal investigation work, does not have much time to accompany Nian Yu to grow up, and he, a Northeast man with a straightforward personality, doesn't know how to express his love for Nian Yu.

Therefore, Nian Hong can only continue to set various goals for Nian Yu, so that Nian Yu can fulfill the expectations in his heart, so that there is a reason to show a father's concern for his son.

"Dad, I won't cause you trouble. I know what I can do and what I can't. Rest assured! Nian Yu grabbed his phone tightly, but said softly.

In Nianyu's heart, his father is a snow-capped mountain standing above his head.

Towering, grim, and won't even give him a chance to see the whole picture, and only when you're constantly completing your father's set goals will he walk in and set your next climbing goal.

Although Nian Yu and his father Nian Hong are usually in a state of gathering less and leaving more, the awe of his father in Nian Yu's heart has never decreased, even if it is just a simple phone call now, Nian Yu can feel the pressure from his father.

After hanging up the phone, Nian Yu and Chen Liao were completely silent, and neither of them was willing to speak first. In the end, Nian Yu really had no way to just stare at Chen Liao like this, so he had to speak first: "Uncle Chen, I'm just interested in this case and this prisoner, you can arrange for me to talk to him, whatever time you want." I'm listening to your arrangement......"

"Year! It's not that Uncle Chen deliberately made things difficult for you just now, it's just that that case and this prisoner are really special, and you also knew about that appalling tragedy back then. In order to solve this serial corpse mutilation case and catch the real murderer, your father and they stayed up all night, and hundreds of people fought for more than two months in a row to catch him.

At that time, in order to calm public opinion in society and the panic in the hearts of the people, the official had to announce to the outside world that he had been executed. However, because there are some other unsolved homicide cases that are not closed. Combined with his modus operandi, your father suspected that he might have done these unsolved cases, but because there was no direct evidence, he had to be locked up in our Beijiang Prison, until now there is a group of people under your father who are still investigating his case! I didn't give up for a day. Chen Liao sat on the sofa dejectedly, lit a cigarette but didn't take a few puffs, just took it in his hand, and said lightly to Nian Yu.

"Uncle Chen, those of us who study psychology have a common problem, that is, we must find out the truth of what we are curious about. Especially this kind of serial perverted murderer, for those of us who study criminal psychology, it is a natural enemy, every scholar who studies criminal psychology will analyze the criminal psychology of serial perverted murderers as a lifelong goal, and I am no exception. So, Uncle Chen, please forgive me for my recklessness just now. I'm really sorry! Nian Yu stood opposite Chen Liao and bowed deeply, and said helplessly.

"I understand...... Just to see this Chen Peng, you have to listen to my arrangement, okay? Chen Liao snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice.

"I'm up to you!"

Two days later, in the evening, many prison guards from Bac Giang Prison were busy getting off work to hand over. Under the sole leadership of Chen Liao, Nian Yu walked into a very special interrogation room in the first ward of Beijiang Prison, and under the watchful eyes of several armed prison guards, Nian Yu finally saw the real murderer of the "11.11 Serial Corpse Murder Case", Chen Peng, a former professor of psychology at Beijiang University.

Just when Nian Yu didn't know how to speak, Chen Peng on the other side spoke first:

"You're finally here!"