In the room, out of the corner of his eye, he looked down at the pattern on the carpet under his feet. After a moment of silence, he said, "You should know better than me about criminal psychology. The murderers of serial murders are often not crimes of passion. They choose their targets. , generally speaking, there is a certain pattern until the final implementation. It can even be said that this is a ritual in their hearts. Only by completing this ritual can they obtain the kind of inner peace they pursue. But Yu Keke The case was obviously rushed, which means that his ritual was not completed. Think about it, although the murderer killed someone but did not get the result he was looking for, what would happen to him? "
Xu Mingzhi suddenly felt a little cold all over.
Although he wanted to say that Yu Guang's words were a bit alarmist, his reason and knowledge and experience told him that Yu Guang's speculation was not groundless.
"From the perspective of Yu Keke, the target chosen by the murderer should be the kind of low-income young girl who is introverted and withdrawn, has few friends, and is not close to her family. Such girls are often invisible in society. Even if they disappear, they will disappear for a short period of time. It is unlikely that anyone will notice inside, which gives the murderer enough time to clean up the traces. Moreover, these types of girls basically lack love in their hearts and are easy to deceive. As long as someone treats them a little better, they will open their hearts to others. , believe in others wholeheartedly, and treat others with all your heart. They don’t realize how cunning human nature is, and some seemingly beautiful things may just be poison wrapped in sugar. Or, they may realize it, but they are too They lack love, so even if there are risks, they will still be like moths to a flame without hesitation." In the silent carriage, Yu Guang's voice came out smoothly and calmly from the mobile phone, Xu Mingzhi looked out the window without any hesitation. After a long period of silence under the relentless torrential rain, he took a deep breath and said calmly: "Then what do you think the murderer uses to select his targets?"
Yu Guang lowered his head and thought for a while, then said: "Game. If it were me, I would choose the game."
When Xu Mingzhi heard this, he couldn't help but frown. For some reason, when he heard the words 'If it were me...' from the corner of his eye, he felt inexplicably uncomfortable.
Maybe it's because of those worries.
Xu Mingzhi responded solemnly and said, "I'll ask He Yu to check it out later."
"Can you find Zhang Xueyi's psychiatrist? If you can find one, you can go and see him. He has given Zhang Xueyi psychological treatment for several years. He should have a better understanding of his mental state at that time, and maybe it can be used as a reference." Yu Guang added said.
"Okay." Xu Mingzhi agreed.
Out of the corner of my eye, I could tell that something was wrong with his mood, so I asked, "What's wrong?"
Unable to express those worries, Xu Mingzhi had to say: "It's nothing." After saying that, he was quiet for a moment and then said: "I'll contact He Yu first, and you can go to sleep."
"Okay, let me know if there's any progress." After Yu Guang finished speaking, he hung up the phone first.
Xu Mingzhi listened to the short beep and smiled helplessly.
Not long after, the unit arrived.
After Xu Ming got off the bus, he went to the forensic center first. Director Yuan was still in the office when he heard a knock on the door. He turned around and saw it was him, and asked with a smile: "How many days have you been home since?"
Xu Mingzhi thought about it, and it seemed that he had not returned home since the discovery of the body in Miaoshan Village. Today was already the fourth day.
He replied: "This case can't be solved, and I can't sleep even when I go home. Instead of going back and letting Yu Ning see me anxious, it's better to stay in the unit and work overtime."
Director Yuan disagreed and said: "I'm telling you, you have to think like this..." Before he could finish his words, Xu Mingzhi suddenly said: "Don't blame me either. You haven't replied in a few days." Already?"
Director Yuan suddenly lost his temper. After taking a look at him, he couldn't help but sigh: "In this business, it is best to be single and have no worries."
"It's impossible to be carefree. Even if you don't have a wife and children, you have to have parents." Xu Mingzhi said, walking to him and pulling up a chair to sit down. Then he changed the topic and asked, "What have you discovered? ?"
Speaking of business, Director Yuan's expression suddenly became serious.
"Let's talk about the deceased in the reservoir sinking case first."
Xu Mingzhi nodded.
"The appearance of the deceased has been initially restored. There may be discrepancies in the details, but the difference should be good. I have asked Jingjing to send the photo to Xiaomei. Do you want to take a look?" Director Yuan asked, but he had already I pulled up the photo from my computer and opened it.
Xu Mingzhi raised his eyes and saw that the appearance of the deceased in the photo was a little rough, but the main features were already there. She was a little girl with ordinary features, no features, neither good-looking nor ugly.
Same as Coco.
Xu Mingzhi couldn't help but think of Yu Guang's inference on the phone before. He thought about it and asked Director Yuan: "Is the time of death determined?"
Director Yuan's expression became more solemn. After thinking about it for a moment, he replied: "It's not easy to be sure. I have mentioned to you before that based on the degree of waxing of the corpse and the environment in which the corpse was located, the time of death of the deceased was at least More than half a year. But the body was naked without any clothes, and the sack used to contain the body was relatively rot-resistant. In addition, the body was carried down by the current when the reservoir was discharged. In the process, after the continuous impact of the water, The aquatic organisms attached to the sacks have been basically washed away, so it is difficult to determine the exact extent."
After hearing this, Xu Mingzhi couldn't help but feel a little heavier.
After he was quiet for a while, he asked Director Yuan again: "Are there any similarities between the two cases?"
Director Yuan replied: "The sacks containing the corpses are made of the same material, but this sack is not special. Basically, most sacks on the market are made of the same material. It is a bit far-fetched to use this to confirm that the murderer is the same person. In addition, It was the killing method, which resulted in the death of the deceased due to heavy blows to the head with a blunt object. Although the locations where the two victims were hit were not exactly the same, the angles were similar, so it can be determined that the murderers were at least about the same height."
"That's enough. If the same thing is a coincidence, then the coincidences one after another cannot be a coincidence anymore. I think these two cases can basically be handled together." Xu Mingzhi said coldly. said.
Director Yuan glanced at him and asked hesitantly: "Does the murderer have any clues?"
Xu Mingzhi pondered for a moment before replying: "There is a target, but there is no evidence."
Director Yuan looked at him, thought for a moment, and asked, "One of the two brothers from the Zhang family?"
Xu Mingzhi raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "You guessed it too?"
"Even if the average murderer wants to bury the body in a grave, he will always choose a grave in a deserted mountain that no one cares about. How can anyone choose such a grave that is obviously often visited by people to worship? It can only be said that the murderer's The move seemed smart, but in fact it was stupid. If there hadn't been the case in Miaoshan Village, the body washed down from the Luzhuang Reservoir would probably have become an unsolved case again!" Director Yuan said.
"Not necessarily." Xu Mingzhi squinted his eyes and said, "The Skynet is so vast that no one can escape it."
Director Yuan smiled and did not answer.
In fact, have there been fewer unsolved cases in recent years? There are only a few of them that he has handled. However, he didn't want to undermine Xu Mingzhi's self-confidence.
Those who work in criminal investigation often need this kind of unswerving faith to persevere.
