In the office, Zhao Qiming and several people looked at each other, these two sentences were really strange, and they were confusing for a while.

Although it is impossible to understand for the time being, there are two important points that can be extracted.

First, Cao Yuning redeemed himself.

Second, Cao Yuning thinks that his father has gone crazy.

So, why did he redeem himself, and why did his father go mad?

Thinking about it further, what Cao Yuning's father did could make Cao Yuning give an evaluation of going mad.

"Do you understand?"

After speaking, Zhu Yulei glanced at Chen Yi, and then looked at Zhao Qiming and the others.

He knew very well that the criminal police of the city bureau could come to the door to ask about Cao Yuning, there must be a reason, either Cao Yuning had an accident, or Cao Yuning committed a crime.

Or maybe it's involved in a criminal case.

With his understanding of Cao Yuning, it is impossible for the other party to do things that violate the law and discipline, so it is very likely that something happened.

After guessing this, he was very eager to know what happened to Cao Yuning.

The criminal police came to the door, and the matter must be trivial, but he has already refused to answer once, and now it is not good to continue to ask more, so he can only wait for the police to leave, and call Cao Yuning's wife to understand the situation.

But although you can't ask directly, it's still okay to knock on the side.

That's why he asked this sentence.

It's a pity that Chen Yi didn't answer his question directly at all, and continued to ask: "Director Zhu, did Cao Yuning's father really die of illness?" ”

This question surprised Zhu Yulei and nodded: "Of course it's true." ”

"When Cao Yuning's father was hospitalized, I still carried things to visit every once in a while, and occasionally heard what the doctor said, that is, stomach problems and high blood pressure."

Chen Yi: "How did it happen?" ”

Zhu Yulei: "Huh? ”

Chen Yi repeated: "Any disease has a cause, have you heard the doctor tell the reason? ”

Zhu Yulei raised his head in contemplation: "It has something to do with living habits." ”

When asked this, Chen Yi took out his mobile phone and searched it, and said: "One of the causes of high blood pressure is depression. ”

"Is Cao Yuning's father depressed? How was he in a mood. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Yulei suddenly realized: "It's really true that you said this, Uncle Cao's mood was really bad during that time, and he didn't know what he was thinking all day long, and he didn't want to chat with me, so I once thought that I had offended him." ”

Chen Yi habitually rubbed his fingers and said to himself, "It seems that Cao Yuning knows what he is thinking. ”

Zhu Yulei couldn't hear clearly: "Huh? What do you say? ”

Chen Yi shook his head: "It's nothing." ”

"Then not long after Cao Yuning's father died, Cao Yuning had plans to change the line, right?"

Zhu Yulei nodded: "Yes, so I said that his transfer should be because of his father's death." ”

"In Cao Yuning's eyes, his father is a role model for his life, and this incident is still a very big blow to Cao Yuning."

Chen Yi: "Further back, in high school, junior high school and even elementary school, did Cao Yuning change dramatically in the process?" ”

"Or is there a sudden change in Cao Yuning's family?"

Zhu Yulei roughly recalled and said: "I don't have the impression of it. ”

Chen Yi: "How is Cao Yuning's personality and three views?" ”

Zhu Yulei replied: "It's just an ordinary person, it's not good or bad, it's an introvert, since his father died, he doesn't like to talk anymore, and he is not as active as before when he drinks with me." ”

"There are only two things in his life, one is the family and the other is the pulpit."

Half an hour later, Chen Yi and the others walked out of the sub-district office.

This time it was really not in vain, and now my understanding of Cao Yuning is more specific and intuitive.

Especially...... That strange phrase.

"Team Leader Chen, what do you think redemption and madness represent?" Zhao Qiming spoke: "Since it is salvation, then there must be guilt, if it is guilty, then there must be victims, and if there are victims, isn't this case a vendetta?" ”

The possibility of vendetta has not been ruled out, which is easy to relate.

Chen Yi lit a cigarette and said, "At present, it seems that the possibility of vendetta has increased, based on this, why is Cao Yuning's father involved?" ”

"Let's think about this sentence: read human nature, sublimate others, and redeem ourselves."

"To be more specific, what kind of human nature do you understand? What kind of self to redeem? ”

Zhao Qiming shook his head, Zhuo Yun and Qin Fei were also silent, it was very difficult to analyze what was made out of nothing.

Chen Yi continued to speak: "After that, it was my father who went mad. ”

"Cao Yuning said that his father went crazy instead of himself, what does this mean? This shows that the key point is likely to be on Cao Yuning's father. ”

"What Cao Yuning wants to understand is his father or someone else, and the salvation is the sin brought by his father."

"Then, let's put aside Cao Yuning and focus directly on his father, under the assumption based on vendetta, we can make a bold inference."

"What the murderer wants to kill is not Cao Yuning at all."

Hearing this, the faces of the three of them changed.

Chen Yi: "What the murderer wanted to kill was actually Cao Yuning's father, but he found that Cao Yuning's father was dead. ”

"Whether it is because the father's debt and son are repaid for other reasons, in short, the murderer directly counted a certain account on Cao Yuning's head, resulting in Cao Yuning being brutally killed."

"I seem to understand a little bit now, why the expression on the face of the deceased Cao Yuning is richer, and I can even see his muscles smiling."

"If the assumption is true and the inference is true, Cao Yuning is really laughing, but not a happy laugh, but a bitter laugh."

Maybe he read human nature, sublimated others, and redeemed himself, but in the end he still didn't escape...... Disaster to the pond fish. ”

Zhao Qiming gasped, although it was only an inference, he felt that it was quite reasonable, and it could completely coincide with Cao Yuning's two sentences.

It is worthy of being a person who is focused on cultivating by the provincial department, and his thinking ability is not comparable to himself.

Under Chen Yi's guidance, his train of thought was also opened, and then he spoke: "This is the real reason for Cao Yuning's transfer, right?" ”

"Originally, Cao Yuning didn't know anything, but his father told him something before he died, which caused Cao Yuning to be deeply shocked and shocked, and resolutely changed his department."

Chen Yi slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and nodded: "Reasonable, let's continue to think about this logic, why does he have to change the system." ”

"Originally, we thought that the reason for Cao Yuning's transfer was because his father's death made him lose interest in history, but now it seems that it is not so simple."

"Is it okay to think that the history major is highly correlated with what his father said, and it has a psychological shadow for him?"

Zhao Qiming immediately nodded: "That's right!" Belch...... Team Leader Chen, I really admire you now, and the known clues are connected to the previous assumptions, which shows that the accuracy rate is very high. ”

On the other side, Zhuo Yun and Qin Fei glanced at him, as if they saw their former selves.

When they were in Yangcheng, they had also experienced this process, and since they met Chen Yi, their surprise and admiration have never stopped.

If you can hear the voices of the two of them, there will be a sentence: Captain Zhao, just get used to it, look at your appearance that you have never seen the world.

Chen Yi ignored Zhao Qiming's compliment and once again threw out a new question: "So what is Cao Yuning's knowledge?" ”

"If the murderer of Cao Yuning and the serial killer more than ten years ago are the same person, then the five victims of more than ten years ago are also likely to be involved in this matter."

"As I mentioned earlier, Zhang San and Li Si did not know each other, but one of them suffered injuries, and it was very likely that they were physically injured."

Zhao Qiming couldn't answer this question and pondered.

At this time, Qin Fei hesitated for a moment, plucked up his courage and said, "I have a friend who is studying history. ”

Several people looked over.

Qin Fei continued: "There are many future directions for history, such as teachers, Chinese studies, cultural heritage, language heritage, cultural relics identification and restoration, and so on. ”

"Does this involve plagiarism of research results?"

Hearing this, Zhao Qiming's eyes lit up: "There is such a possibility, but ...... How are the first five victims connected? ”

Chen Yi spoke: "What Qin Fei said is right, but it is estimated that it is not because of academics, but because of the identification and restoration of cultural relics." ”

"History and archaeology complement each other, is this the breaking point?"

This remark shocked Zhao Qiming's heart: "The antique market is very complicated, and I know that the water inside is very deep as a layman, and anything can happen here." ”

"Is it involved in crimes such as counterfeiting of cultural relics, fraud, and tomb robbing?"

Chen Yi nodded slightly: "Pushing down all the way, it is indeed possible that there are cultural relics fraud, fraud, tombs and other cultural relics-related incidents." ”

"The deceased was buried in the earth, and I have to think of tomb robbing, so the motive for the act is clear."

Zhao Qiming thoughtfully: "That's right, the death state of the deceased is very similar, we need more clues." ”

Chen Yi: "Yes, we need more clues to verify and correct our inferences, and continue to investigate." ”

"If it's in the right direction, you need to ask a professional."

"Don't say it, I have a friend who is in Jiangcheng and is an archaeologist."

Zhao Qiming was surprised: "Oh? Team Leader Chen knows archaeologists? ”

Chen Yi nodded: "Well, I met by chance." ”

"When I was shopping with my girlfriend in Yangcheng before, I happened to encounter a car accident, and the victim was an old woman, the perpetrator was drunk driving, and he was still a little sick in the brain, and I participated in dealing with it."

"My one-sided friend is the grandson of my grandmother, and we left contact information for each other."

"In a few days, if you need it, I'll call him and ask."

Zhao Qiming nodded: "So that's the case, eh?" The perpetrator has a serious brain disease? Is it literal? ”

Chen Yi looked at Zhao Qiming in surprise: "Of course not, I scolded her." ”

Zhao Qiming was embarrassed: "Oh oh...... Sorry, hehe. ”

"Team Leader Chen, how do we check after that?"

Chen Yi thought for a while and said, "After visiting my family and friends, continue to visit Cao Yuning's colleagues and students to see if there are any new gains." ”

"This time, we will end tomorrow morning, and then go to Cao Yuning's father's house tomorrow afternoon to have a look, maybe we can find something."

"By the way, does Cao Yuning's mother know about this?"

Zhao Qiming: "I don't know, we only notified his wife, I don't know if Mrs. Cao told Cao Yuning's mother." ”

"For such a big thing, I think I should be able to hide it for a long time, right?"

The death of her husband and son is a fatal blow to an old man, and it is possible to go directly to the hospital in grief and despair.

Chen Yi: "When I went back and called to ask, I said that we needed to investigate the case, and we went to Cao Yuning's father's house to take a look." ”

Zhao Qiming: "Okay, I see." ”

……

At noon the next day, Chen Yi and the four of them, who had eaten, drove to Cao Yuning's father's house.

Cao Yuning's father is called Cao Maojun.

According to Zhao Qiming's understanding, Cao Yuning's mother didn't know about this matter, and it seems that Mrs. Cao really wanted to hide it, and she couldn't hide it for a day.

The visit to Cao Yuning's colleagues has come to an end, but unfortunately there is no new harvest, and it can only be said that I have a deeper understanding of Cao Yuning's character and character.

In school, Cao Yuning's reputation is still quite good and helpful, and all the interviewees have positive comments on Cao Yuning, without exception.

This also made Chen Yi and the others sigh again with a pity.

In another ten or twenty years, Cao Yuning should be a very respected old professor in Jiangcheng University, a benchmark figure.

Unexpectedly, he died before the age of forty, and he killed him.

If the inference is true, it is even more regrettable, it is an unwarranted disaster.

Soon, several people came to the door of Cao Maojun's house and opened the door by entering the password.

The password is a temporary password, provided by Mrs. Cao, and will be invalid after using it once.

As for Cao Yuning's mother, she had already been called away by Mrs. Cao in advance, the reason was to accompany her grandson, which was also convenient for Chen Yi and them to investigate.

Mrs. Cao's desire to catch the murderer is naturally urgent, so she will cooperate with the police's requirements as much as possible as long as they are not too excessive.

At the door, Chen Yi and the four put on shoe covers and gloves, and then walked in.

This community is a faculty and staff family home, a decades-old building, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, about 90 square meters.

There is no entrance when you walk into the door, there is a sofa and coffee table in the living room, and a TV is hung on the opposite wall, and under the TV is a TV cabinet against the wall.

The furniture is Chinese-style, dark red solid wood, very old.

It can be seen that Cao's mother is a person who pays attention to household hygiene, the floor is clean, the room is tidy, and it feels very comfortable.

"Let's take a look separately, Zhuo Yun and Qin Fei, you go to the bedroom, and Captain Zhao will go to the study with me."

Several people moved and scattered.

Walking into the study, you will be greeted by a bookcase, on which are arranged and listed all kinds of books, and there are ornaments on the empty seats.

Although the room was clean, it looked very deserted, and it should have been a long time since anyone used it.

Cao's mother should usually just regard this place as a memory, and she didn't touch Cao Maojun's original things, but just came to clean it regularly.

The state of the elderly who live alone is generally like this, and everywhere they look, there are only memories left.

Fortunately, the two families are not far away, and Cao's mother can often go to see her son and grandson, and it is hard to imagine how she will react when she learns of her son's death.

What a human tragedy.

Zhao Qiming went to the desk, while Chen Yi stood in front of the bookcase, scanning up and down, left and right.

At one point, he fixed his gaze and pulled out a book called "A Brief History of Mankind".

This book is relatively old, Cao Maojun should have read it often during his lifetime, Chen Yi probably skimmed it, talking about historical archaeology as the foundation, but also taking into account evolutionary theory and sociology.

Chen Yi put it back and continued to draw out the second, third, and fourth books.

"Introduction to Archaeology", "Cultural Relics Appreciation", "Ancient Gold and Silver Appreciation".

The traces of these books are very obvious for a long time.

Chen Yi put it back one by one, continued to search, and found a yellowed folk book in the corner, which was also about the identification of antiquities.

"Although this Cao Maojun is a professor of history, he seems to be extremely interested in archaeology." Chen Yi spoke.

On the other side, Zhao Qiming, who was carefully rummaging for effective information, turned around: "Is it?" History and archaeology are inseparable, right? ”

Chen Yi: "It's not a family, but there must be a focus. ”

"Archaeology is only a branch in history, and history is only an auxiliary in archaeology, but Cao Maojun is the opposite, he should study archaeology."

Zhao Qiming turned around and walked over, looked at the book in Chen Yi's hand, and said: "The clues and inferences are correct, could it be that Cao Yuning's death and even the deaths of the five victims more than ten years ago have anything to do with archaeology or cultural relics?" ”

Chen Yi put the book in his hand back in place and said, "I don't know if it has a relationship yet, we need to restart the investigation and find the connection." ”

After speaking, he raised his head slightly and reached out to pick up an ornament on it.

It's a porcelain vase, but I don't know if it's real or fake.

Similar to this kind of ornaments that look like some vintages, there are three or four on the bookcase, and the others look like modern craftsmanship.

Chen Yi looked at it for a while and didn't see anything famous, and after putting it back, he took out his mobile phone and took a few photos.

"When I have time, I will find someone to identify it, and I am not in a hurry now." He said.

Zhao Qiming was also looking at these ornaments, and when he heard this, he said: "If it is true, and the price is beyond the affordability of a normal university professor, then there is a saying." ”

"Maybe, you really guessed it right, Team Leader Chen, it was stolen from the tomb."

"Cao Yuning said that his father went crazy, maybe he was referring to this incident, a person who is engaged in history to study cultural relics, and studies to the point of madness, it is very likely to do things that violate the law and discipline."

Chen Yi put away his mobile phone: "What you said is normal analysis, how can it be called guessing." ”

Zhao Qiming smiled: "Improper use of words, improper use of words, sorry." ”

After knowing each other for a few days, the relationship between the two has become familiar a lot, and they can be regarded as friends who fight side by side.

"What did you find on the desk?" Chen Yi turned his head to look in the direction of the desk and asked.

Zhao Qiming replied: "It's all some sundries, stationery or something." ”

Chen Yi nodded: "Okay, let's go, go to the bedroom and have a look." ”

The bedroom is very normal, only women's clothes are left.

Generally, after the death of the elderly, the clothes before death will be burned or buried, and few are kept.

People die like lights go out, and personal things are still relatively taboo.

Several people left Cao Maojun's home.

The previous chapter was written five years younger, and I forgot about it, thanks to a reader for reminding me, it has been revised.

(End of chapter)