Qin He focused on Chen Yi's first sentence.

Obsessed with abstract painting?

"Do you have any clues about what you call the creation of abstract paintings?" He asked.

Chen Yidao: "It's not a clue, maybe it's a coincidence, I took the magazine "Art World" that she often reads at the victim Cai Wenwen's house, and went to a public welfare art exhibition that she once went to, and got the video of the scene, and found that Cai Wenwen liked one of the works very much. ”

"This work is in the "Art World", and it is also in the public welfare art exhibition, and the author himself is in Yangcheng at the moment, called Quchuan."

Everyone came to the spirit, and Qin He asked: "Suspect?" ”

Chen Yi shook his head: "No, we have the footprints left by the suspect in the Yangcheng case and the Ningcheng case, he must be a thin man, but Qu Chuan is very fat, it is impossible to leave that kind of footprints, in other words, the person who appeared at the scene of the crime twice was not him." ”

Qin He thought for a moment and said, "Do you think Cai Wenwen has seen Qu Chuan?" ”

Chen Yi: "I don't know, you can ask, since Cai Wenwen likes Qu Chuan's paintings very much, then when she knows that Qu Chuan is coming to Yangcheng, she may have the urge to get to know her idol, even if it's just to meet." ”

"It is impossible for us to achieve 100% coverage of Cai Wenwen's activity trajectory in our investigation, there will definitely be omissions, and since we have discovered new circumstances, we need to investigate."

Qin He nodded and continued to chat: "Chen Zhi, Xie Zhi, do you think it is very likely that the motive for the crime came from the old things in the early years?" ”

Xie Yunzhi looked at Chen Yi: "What does Chen Zhi think?" ”

Chen Yi: "I don't think it's very likely. ”

Xie Yunzhi: "I also think it's unlikely, although the three of them are all young women, the age gap is still relatively large, reaching eight years old, when Xia Qingwen was in the first grade, Bi Xuelan was already in the third year of junior high school, and in the two cities, how could there be an intersection?" ”

Chen Yi agreed: "There is already a generation gap over the age of five, and it is okay if they are all local, but as Xie Zhi said, they are in different cities, and they have nothing in common in terms of interests and hobbies. ”

The police force is limited, and even if you look for a needle in a haystack, now is not the time to do so.

There are many new cases in Yangcheng, and it is impossible to dispatch a large number of police forces to cooperate with the investigation of the task force for no reason, unless the clues are clear and there is evidence that the three may have been in contact before.

The phone rang, it was Qin He's mobile phone, he looked down, Geng Jianqing called.

Instead of picking up the phone, he pressed the answer button as well as the hands-free button.

"Geng Bureau."

Geng Jianqing: "Is there a breakthrough?" ”

Qin He: "Not for the time being, we are in a meeting. ”

Geng Jianqing: "That's right, the investigation of the backlog of cases nationwide has ended, there are two homicides that meet the requirements, both of which are in Jincheng, the time is six years ago and eight years ago, the characteristics of the victims are the same, they are all young women, but there are differences in the modus operandi." ”

Everyone listens carefully, six years ago and eight years ago, the same time interval of the crime was exactly the same as this case, and the deaths were all young women, it is necessary to suspect that these two murders were also committed by "thin bamboo poles".

Geng Jianqing's voice continued to sound: "The deceased eight years ago was called Fang Dandan, and the cause of death was suffocation and not excessive blood loss, and the deceased six years ago was called Zhao Xiaoyan, and the cause of death was that the throat was pierced and died of excessive blood loss, not a one-hit kill, three stabs." ”

Hearing this, the three of Qin He looked at each other, there was something wrong with Zhao Xiaoyan's death.

The modus operandi of the serial killer has growth, the first crime must be very rough and not as perfect as expected, and from the beginning of the Imperial City case, the murderer has been very skilled.

The three of them didn't speak, they knew that Geng Jianqing hadn't finished speaking, at least the characteristics of the murder weapon that killed Zhao Xiaoyan could be judged.

Geng Jianqing: "I haven't got the file yet, according to the Jincheng detachment leader, the murder weapon that killed Zhao Xiaoyan is basically the same as the murder weapon in the three cases of the imperial city Ningcheng Yangcheng...... Almost. ”

Chen Yi recalled the shape of the murder weapon, and if the thing was completely bladed, it could either pierce the throat or use a flank to cut the throat.

An inference arises: when the murderer first committed the crime, he chose to cut the victim's throat, and he was not very satisfied, so he changed it to a direct stab for the second time, because he was not skilled in stabbing three times, and by the time of the Imperial City case, he could already kill with one hit.

Wait!

Eight years?

Jincheng?

These words are a little familiar.

Geng Jianqing: "The point is here, listen carefully, Fang Dandan doesn't know how to paint, but in the process of comprehensive investigation, the Jincheng Criminal Investigation Detachment found that she went to an open-air art exhibition in the city, and she didn't take the initiative to go, and she happened to pass by with her friends." ”

"There is also Zhao Xiaoyan, she doesn't know how to paint, but her younger brother does, the sister and brother are two extremes, the elder sister hates painting, and the younger brother likes it very much, and the two have quarreled a lot about it."

At this moment, Chen Yi asked: "Is it an abstract oil painting?" ”

Geng Jianqing: "No, it's a comic, why do you ask?" Did you find anything? ”

Chen Yigang wanted to speak, but Geng Jianqing interrupted: "Wait a minute, I just finished chatting with Ding Qingyang, the head of the Jincheng Criminal Investigation Detachment, you find a computer, now have a video conference, if necessary, let him also come to Yangcheng to join the task force." ”

Ding Qingyang?

The name, like shampoo.

Chen Yi: "Okay. ”

Qin He beckoned the police officer to debug the computer, and Chen Yi sat there deep in thought, and the name of Qu Chuan came to his mind.

The reason why it is familiar is because when he checked Quchuan's information a few days ago, he saw that he was from Jincheng and became famous eight years ago.

This can't be a coincidence, right?

While waiting, Qin He spoke: "Two captains, it seems that ...... We seem to have found common ground. ”

The two nodded.

Fang Dandan of Jincheng has been to art exhibitions.

Zhao Xiaoyan from Jincheng, her younger brother likes to paint.

Xia Qingwen of the Imperial City, majoring in fine arts at university.

Bi Xuelan of Ningcheng, her daughter learned to paint.

Cai Wenwen from Yangcheng loves to paint.

The coincidence is no longer inexplicable, and if you don't rely on painting, the police have no brains.

Soon, the big screen lights up and the video call begins.

Ding Qingyang is as his name suggests, although he is not young, his hairstyle is very avant-garde, and his temperament gives people a sense of freedom and ease, but he is a little thin, his face is well-defined, and he is still quite handsome.

"Team Qin, Chen Zhi, Xie Zhi, hello, I am the head of the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Jincheng Bureau, Ding Qingyang." Ding Qingyang said hello.

The three raised their hands and waved, knowing each other.

"Chen Yi, hello."

"Xie Yunzhi, hello."

"I'm Qin He."

What is the case Ding Qingyang already knew, in order to save time, he got straight to the point: "When the murder occurred, I was still the deputy detachment leader, but I participated in the investigation of the case throughout the whole process. ”

"I didn't ignore this when I was investigating, but in the end I didn't find any clues and gave up, I know what you expected, unfortunately, we don't have the suspect's fingerprints and DNA, he did the case very beautifully."

"The only gain is the footprints left at the scene of the crime, the suspect is 1.8 meters old, weighs about 140 pounds, and is thin."

It is not appropriate to describe the suspect's modus operandi as beautiful, Ding Qingyang is not a person who is obsessed with details, what do you say.

Geng Jianqing didn't care, he opened his mouth on the screen: "There is a difference in the modus operandi of Fang Dandan's case, it's hard to say whether the same person did it, if we use painting as an entry point, we are already very close to the murderer." ”

"It's a pity, the new direction of investigation is piled up with homicides, Chen Yi, what did you want to say just now, what's wrong with abstract oil paintings?"

Chen Yi repeated Qu Chuan and his works, and said the words that made everyone's hair stand on end: "Qu Chuan is from Jincheng, he became famous eight years ago, when the first deceased Fang Dandan was killed, he began to emerge in the circle, and Cai Wenwen was in Yangcheng when he was killed, is there any connection in this?" ”

There was silence around, and Ding Qingyang in the video blurted out after being stunned for two seconds: "Damn!" Maybe this turtle grandson did it! Go catch it! ”

Chen Yi cast his gaze: "Ding Zhi, didn't I say it just now, Qu Chuan is a fat man, and the suspect we have is a thin man, about one hundred and twenty pounds, if Jincheng's case was also done by a thin man, then he lost twenty pounds in a few years, and he is even thinner." ”

Ding Qingyang: "Even if it wasn't done by this Qu Chuan, maybe it would be a breakthrough in this case." ”

Chen Yi nodded: "This is not unlikely, I was about to meet this person, I don't know if I left Yangcheng." ”

Ding Qingyang: "Is Chen Zhi suspicious of him in his heart?" ”

Although he was far away in Jincheng, he had heard of Chen Yi's name, the Jiaocheng case, the other party became famous in a fight, and that case was changed to someone else, maybe it would not be the current result.

When the team chatted about Chen Yi, they all used the word genius as an evaluation, no one was unconvinced, and the resume could not be copied.

He is looking forward to investigating the case with Chen Yi this time, and he really wants to see with his own eyes what kind of person this is.

Everyone looked at Chen Yi, and the latter spoke: "Of course, to be honest, after learning about the two cases in Jincheng, if it weren't for Qu Chuan's height and weight not matching the suspect, I would have led someone to stand in front of Qu Chuan by now." ”

Ding Qingyang: "What about the motive? Has the motivation Chen Zhi figured it out? ”

Chen Yi: "When we discussed the case before, we mentioned plunder, and the murderer's behavior was predatory, but it was impossible to figure out more specific, but now there are more clues, and it can be speculated that it is emotional plunder." ”

"Emotional predation?" Ding Qingyang was surprised, "How do you say this?" ”

Chen Yi: "Qu Chuan's famous work is the Seven Emotions series of abstract oil paintings, and Ding Zhi can now search for them to see what those paintings are like. ”

"The Seven Emotions series of oil paintings express emotional feedback, which can affect the mood of the viewer, which is why it is so famous in the industry, judging from the time of death of the first four victims, all before the painting came out."

"In other words, it's even clearer that every time a victim dies, a corresponding painting comes out, and as a detective, I have to connect the two."

Accompanied by Chen Yi's voice, everyone present picked up their mobile phones and began to search for Qu Chuan's paintings.

There are four paintings in total, all of which are abstract works, and at first glance you don't know what is painted on them, so you need to have a certain appreciation.

This is also the charm of abstract painting, you must appreciate it with your heart, and a qualified abstract painter will not scribble.

Xie Yunzhi, the leader of the Ningcheng detachment, looked at the fourth painting, which was Qu Chuan's new work in the last two years, and according to Chen Yi, he suspected that this painting was highly related to Bi Xuelan's death.

This is a visually striking painting, dominated by dark colors, twisted and frantic lines intertwined, like dark tentacles stretching and wrapping, suffocating.

Around the lines, vague outlines loom, wandering in the darkness like ghosts, erratic.

The whole painting is filled with an atmosphere of depression and unease, and the lines are constantly deformed as if in motion, giving the viewer the illusion that they cannot determine the true form, and this illusion exacerbates the viewer's sense of fear, and the whole picture is silently screaming and unable to escape.

It's about death, it's about fear, and all you see is loneliness and despair.

Xie Yunzhi frowned, the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he felt, just now Chen Yi said that painting can affect people's emotions, and he was still skeptical, but now he believes it.

"What kind of mess, this is also called a famous painting?? Sell for millions? ”

Xie Yunzhi saw the estimated price and couldn't help complaining.

No one responded to him, everyone was watching, including Geng Jianqing and Qin He, who were looking at the third picture.

The painting is dominated by cold colors, creating an atmosphere of loneliness and bleakness.

The subject is a dull gray tone, and the whole seems to be shrouded in a heavy haze, with vague lines and shapes faintly visible.

These lines and shapes are sometimes intertwined, sometimes alienated, as if eroded by sorrow, and the traces are full of powerlessness and despair.

In the corners of the painting, there are some deep blues and reds, like the faintest stars and red moon in the night sky, although vivid, but more bleak in contrast, when contrasted with gray tones, the whole painting is more heavy and depressing.

If you look closely, you can also find that there are subtle brushstrokes and textures in it, which make you can't help but think of tear stains, revealing endless sadness.

The name of the painting is "Mourning", and the work is like a sad elegy, and Geng Jianqing and Qin He have to admit that this is a masterpiece of art that can touch people's hearts and resonate.

If you immerse yourself in it, you can't help but be moved.

The room was quiet for a long time, and everyone put down their phones.

"Predatory emotions...... Geng Jianqing frowned and said to himself, "Is it so evil?" The third painting is really heartbreaking, and I have to mention that Xia Qingwen, the victim of the Imperial City, was very sad because of the death of her younger brother, and the temperament she exuded during that time was very sad. ”

"According to Chen Zhi's conjecture just now, the murderer is plundering and grieving, turning Xia Qingwen's whole person into a painting, the painting is her, she is the painting, and the life word of the painting is called [mourning]."

On the other side, Xie Yunzhi spoke: "Geng Ju, Chen Zhi, isn't this statement a bit too mysterious, let's not say that the characteristics of the author Qu Chuan do not match, the victim of Ningcheng Bi Xuelan and fear do not match, I think the element of this painting is fear, and the name is also called [fear]." ”

Geng Jianqing's words made Xie Yunzhi speechless: "You are about to be killed, aren't you afraid?" Bi Xuelan was killed while she was sober. ”

Xie Yunzhi: "This ...... What about Jincheng? ”

Ding Qingyang replied: "Fang Dandan was killed in a coma, and Zhao Xiaoyan was killed when he was conscious. ”

Xie Yunzhi was confused, and subconsciously looked at Geng Jianqing.

Three people are awake and two are unconscious, how to explain it?

Geng Jianqing looked at Chen Yi: "You can explain." ”

Chen Yi was searching for information with his mobile phone, and raised his head when he heard this: "It's a bit redundant to analyze it from this direction, just because Qu Chuan's body type does not match the suspect, you can rule out his suspicion of committing the crime." ”

Geng Jianqing: "Don't worry about excluding it or not, your point of view is very interesting, it is worth talking about, although Qu Chuan is not necessarily the murderer, but there is still a possibility that the murderer's motive for committing the crime is related to the Seven Emotions series of oil paintings." ”

"What is a contemporary painting? It is a famous painting that is well-known to the public, and the more people who know it, the more possibilities there are, not to mention that Fontaine may not be able to be incorporated into the series. ”

"It's the brainstorming stage, what to say, we need to keep trial and error."

Chen Yi understood what Geng Jianqing meant, if Fang Dandan's death had nothing to do with the Seven Emotions series of oil paintings, and the source was broken, there would be infinite possibilities.

For example, the admirers of Quchuan, for example, the imitators of Quchuan, and so on.

After nodding, Chen Yi spoke: "I searched just now, there are many expressions of the seven feelings, joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hatred, and desire are one, and joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, evil, and desire are another, judging from the naming of the Quchuan series of oil paintings, it belongs to the latter kind." ”

"The name of the next painting should be [Love], Cai Wenwen loves oil painting."

"The three of them are awake and the two are in a coma, which is actually very easy to explain, the three people who are awake are Zhao Xiaoyan, Xia Qingwen and Bi Xuelan, and their corresponding emotions are anger, sorrow, and fear, which are all negative emotions, and only in a sober state will negative emotions be magnified more times."

"The two people who are in a coma are Fang Dandan and Cai Wenwen, their corresponding emotions are joy and love, this is a positive emotion, if the awake state is killed, the positive mood will be affected, only the coma can keep it and complete the most perfect emotional plunder."

After listening to Chen Yi's words, Geng Jianqing's eyes lit up, and he appreciated Chen Yi more and more, regardless of whether his views had anything to do with the case, this logic was already very good.

Xie Yunzhi had goosebumps all over his body, Chen Yi's explanation completely made him have no doubts, and while losing his doubts, he began to feel that the world must be crazy, does such an outrageous motive really exist?

Also, no wonder Chen Yi of Yangcheng can climb so fast, can he come up with this thing?

It is said that the best way to crack the psychology of serial murders is to substitute, but it is difficult to act, if you can figure out the psychology of a madman, you will not be far from a madman.

The young man in front of him is definitely not a fuel-efficient lamp.

To put it mildly, it's not a good bird, you have to be a policeman, otherwise you will be in trouble.

"Cow."

Ding Qingyang in the video gave Chen Yi a thumbs up, it was easy to say and it sounded simple, but it was difficult to quickly associate it, anyway, he didn't expect this layer.

Geng Jianqing looked at Ding Qingyang: "Ding Zhi, you can merge the case with Zhao Xiaoyan's case alone, you arrange the work, and come to Yangcheng with the detailed files of the two cases in two days." ”

"In the course of two days, you take someone to re-investigate the relationship between the two deceased, and try to find someone who has met but does not know."

Ding Qingyang took the order: "Yes, Geng Bureau." ”

If he can solve the two backlog cases, he will also forget about it for many years.

"By the way, Geng Ju, what is the type of murder weapon you talked to me about before?" He then asked.

Geng Jianqing turned his head: "Chen Yi." ”

Chen Yi spoke: "If the murderer is related to painting, then the murder weapon is most likely a special oil painting spatula, with a sharp edge at the top and blades on both sides, and it is very easy to pierce the skin." ”

Hearing this, Ding Qingyang said to himself: "Talking like this, it doesn't feel like a high probability, it's 100 percent, how can there be such a coincidence, all aspects are reasonable and can be matched." ”

Chen Yi responded to this sentence: "Not all of them can match, Fang Dandan and Bi Xuelan can't match, Zhao Xiaoyan hates painting because she is angry, Xia Qingwen's brother's death is mourning, Cai Wenwen's lively oil painting is love, and I am tired of Ding Zhi carefully checking Fang Dandan, aiming at her emotions and overall personality at the time of the crime." ”

Ding Qingyang promised: "Okay, you can rest assured, two days is enough, and I guarantee that the investigation is clear." ”

Chen Yi smiled: "It's hard." ”

Xie Yunzhi answered: "Then do I have to re-check?" ”

Chen Yigang wanted to speak, but the team leader and Geng Ju were there, so he chose to shut up.

Geng Jianqing: "You can arrange it yourself." ”

Several people looked at Qin He, and the other party spoke: "The efficiency of separate actions is maximized, I will try to check the victim's past to find the connection, and I have to find a needle in a haystack, Chen Zhi will go to Qu Chuan, and Xie Zhi will check Bi Xuelan again to find out if there is a source of fear." ”

"If Bi Xuelan's side really finds out the source of fear, then ......"

He didn't finish.

Xie Yunzhi: "Fear of painting?" Her daughter is learning to draw, so she shouldn't be afraid of drawing, right? What's so scary about painting? Qu Chuan's [fear] is already terrifying, but at most it is uncomfortable, or ...... Skeletons or something? ”

Geng Jianqing groaned slightly and said, "Full coverage, it's all speculation now." ”

Xie Yunzhi said he understood.

End of meeting.

(End of chapter)