Chapter 16: Backstory

Generally speaking, from the point of view of a criminal, if you want to kill a person, there are no more than two options: the fastest, and the most hidden.

The former pursues the fastest way to achieve the goal, and often does not think too much about the problem of concealing clues when killing, even if it is necessary to deal with and disguise the scene, it is also after the fact, this kind of killing method is mostly seen in impulsive revenge and passionate killing.

The latter type, most of which are premeditated murders.

The murderer will make a detailed plan, including the way to kill the person, the aftermath, and the way to hide the evidence, not only to achieve the purpose of the killing, but also to get away with it...... Such murderers generally possess superhuman endurance and learning ability, and their motives are generally very profound, such as extreme love or hatred, repression, resentment, or related to religion, etc.

You may tell me that there is another kind of murderer in this world, called the indiscriminate murderer - this kind of homicidal maniac has no special rules for choosing his victims, and his methods of killing may be varied, and his motive may be the simplest: just to vent his strong desire to destroy the lives of others.

However, all actions are motivated, and there is no such thing as "senseless killing".

For every crime, there is a logic that is self-consistent, even if the eyes of the outside world cannot see it.

Behind the criminal mind, there must be an extremely important backstory.

For example, in the eleventh chapter of "Water Margin", it was written that Lin Chongxue went to Liangshan at night and happened to meet Wang Lun.

Scholars are the kings of the mountains, and their intestines are more curved than those of heroes. Kept saying, "I don't know the henchmen". I have to ask you to take a person's head at will, accept a vote, and then come to worship brothers, talk about friendship, intimacy, and go to the soup.

Wang Lun said: "In this case, if you really join the gang, bring a 'name letter'." ”

Lin Chong said: "The villain knows a few words, and he writes with a pen and paper." ”

Zhu Gui smiled: "Sect leader, you are wrong. But when the heroes join the gang, they need to accept the name, which is to teach you to go down the mountain to kill a person, and to sacrifice your head, he will have no doubt, and this is called the name of the name. ”

And in the story that followed, Lin Chong really went down the mountain to get this "name certificate", so he met the blue-faced beast Yang Zhi...... Of course, this will not be expanded.

In this story, Lin Chong becomes an "indiscriminate murderer" who is asked to kill a random victim in order to prove his worth and loyalty.

As the saying goes, "If you are not guilty, how can I believe you?" I want to be a brother and smear mud on my face".

This is the backstory behind the criminal mind, which does not in any way reduce the crime of the offender, but it can give us a better understanding of what went wrong, whether it is for crime prevention, or as a revelation and reference for the investigation of similar cases.

"There are so many long words, just to explain that the note I have here is likely to be the reason why Zou Xianshan was kidnapped and brutally killed, and the words 'hidden needles in honey' must have their deep meaning, but we can't decipher it yet." I returned the evidence bag in my hand to Xiao Zhou, "Let's assume that the murderer is Zhang Hui, then something terrible must have happened to this Zhang Hui." It's a pity that the information we have in our hands is too broken...... It is difficult for us to get a glimpse of the truth in its entirety. ”

Lao Dao frowned from the beginning of my storytelling, this guy was the most impatient, and now that he finally got the opportunity to interject, he said a little impatiently: "You mean, cases like Zou Xianshan will continue to happen?!" ”

"I'm sure of only one thing: the resentment in the murderer's heart is deep, and his revenge won't stop there."

"Revenge?"

"I can't think of any other reason than revenge."

Cheng Cheng pondered for a while and said to us: "The investigation of Zou Xianshan is not an instant result, we can't just wait for the next murder to happen, right?" Aji, don't you know where Zhang Hui lives? The current evidence is enough to forcibly summon Zhang Hui to the police bureau. ”

I hadn't said Zhang Hui's residence before, and Lao Dao also kept my mouth shut, pretending not to know, and didn't reveal it to Cheng Cheng.

Because that Xiaoli is likely to be there, I don't want Cheng Cheng's police officers to die innocently.

"Focus on investigating Zou Xianshan and Liu Yan, especially Liu Yan...... As for us, go to the Stone Bridge Funeral Parlor. ”

……

There is always a special atmosphere around the funeral home, similar to a wasteland cemetery.

Strangely, the former has neither a tomb nor a tombstone, but the feeling of desolation and depression seems to be even worse.

I guess it's because the cemetery is just a reminder that there are dead people buried here, but the funeral home goes a step further and reminds you solemnly and eeriely that you need to pay tribute to those who passed by and eventually passed away in your life.

The nostalgia after accepting the facts pierces the heart even more.

The investigators were only me, Lao Dao, and Cheng Cheng, and the little policewoman Xiao Zhou also wanted to follow, but Cheng Cheng stared at her, so she hurriedly slipped away.

This is the second time I've been here, and I'm familiar with the office area on the second floor.

We were greeted by a middle-aged woman with glasses as thick as the bottom of a beer bottle, and when we said that we were looking for the funeral director, a man in the corner rushed to speak: "Director Zhang is not here today." ”

The middle-aged woman said quickly and said in surprise: "Hey, didn't you just say that you were going to the morgue to have a look?" Why not—"

The middle-aged woman realized that she had made a mistake halfway through speaking, so she stopped her mouth.

Cheng Cheng glanced at the man in the corner and said to the middle-aged woman, "Take us to the morgue." ”

"Hey, I say, who are you?!" The man in the corner put down the newspaper in his hand, stepped forward, and glanced up and down at Cheng Cheng, "I said that Director Zhang is not here today, so you can come back next time." ”

Cheng Cheng was wearing plain clothes, and he didn't talk nonsense, so he directly lit up his police badge.

When the man saw that it was a criminal investigation chief from the police station, he immediately panicked and opened his mouth, but he couldn't say anything.

When I looked at him, I guessed that he had a ghost in his heart: "We already know about your affairs, now, take us to your Curator Zhang immediately!" Otherwise, we can accuse you of obstruction of official business. ”

The man had to lead the way.

Through exchanges, it was learned that the man's name was Zhang Deling, and he was the cousin of Zhang Deqing, the director of the Shiqiaopu funeral home.

We soon learned the reason for Zhang Deling's panic: some time ago, a few corpses were inexplicably lost in the funeral home, although luck was good, these corpses were all unclaimed lonely corpses, and the matter did not spread for the time being, but now there are quite a few people in the funeral home who are panicking...... Anyway, all kinds of weird and terrifying, there are all kinds of things to say.

The three of us glanced at each other, and we all understood what was going on, but in front of Zhang Deling, of course, we kept silent and only let him lead the way quickly.

As soon as you walk to the basement level of the funeral home, you will be greeted by a long corridor.

I was halfway through when I suddenly felt a palpitation for some reason!

"Stop."

I waved the crowd to stop and motioned for them to be silent.

I said to Cheng Cheng and Lao Dao: "This place, I seem to have been here - when Liu Yan attacked me, I had hallucinations - I feel that this is the place I have come in the illusion." Team Cheng, you and Zhang Deling stay here, don't make a sound, old knife, you go with me. ”

"Take this." Cheng Cheng pulled out his gun and handed it to the old knife.

At the end of the corridor is the morgue.

As we approached the morgue door, both Lao Dao and I heard an extremely strange noise.