"It's okay, it's okay." After listening to Xu Zhen's story, Shen Mingchen waved his hands calmly, "As long as that girl doesn't lie, it's fine. We haven't had a wanderer from the East in Yanping County for many years. I'm afraid she will lie to me."
Is... is it really okay?
Your girl has been staying at my house for several days. Instead of worrying about your daughter's reputation, you care about the wandering people in the East?
"Miss Shen is extremely righteous," Xu Zhen quickly praised, "Without her help, Xu would have been killed by those wandering eastward!"
"You really have to be careful," Shen Mingchen warned, "Those who can hire Dongyou Sanren are definitely not ordinary people. You have to think carefully, who have you offended?"
"Thank you, old catcher, for reminding me," Xu Zhen could only change his target, "How can I, a mere little catcher, mess with any big shots? I guess it was Qiu Batian and his gang who did it?"
"Oh... yes, also..." Shen Mingchen said, "If you fail once, there may be another time. In that case, let Xiaoyu follow you in the past few days!"
"Yes, thank you, old catcher!" Xu Zhen said his thanks, but he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, is this old man suspected of shirking the burden?
Because Shen Mingchen knew about the situation back then, Xu Zhen changed his mind temporarily and invited Mr. Shen into the house for a detailed discussion. He asked him to tell in detail about the Ghost Faced Killer case and the situation of Qi Dalang's family.
Mr. Shen, the arresting officer, is an important party, so having him tell the story in his own words would naturally be much more effective than reading a file.
"... In three months, six girls died," Shen Mingchen said. "The murderer's methods were cruel. After raping and killing, he also destroyed the women's appearance... Therefore, we first called him the Face-Destroying Killer. , but then it changed..."
At the beginning, Shen Mingchen's narration was similar to Chen Houlu's, but later on, it was more detailed than Chen Houlu's.
"...The murderer specifically targets young women," Shen Mingchen said, "Most of them are slim, brightly dressed, and good-looking...
"...The murderers all start at night, first kidnapping and killing people, and then dumping the bodies in garbage dumps in quiet alleys. As long as villagers take out the garbage in the morning, they will definitely find the bodies!
"The corpse is also naked...
"On the day when the first three cases occurred, there was a lantern festival and temple fair in the county. The three victims all disappeared from the lantern fair and temple fair, which shows that the murderer was looking for targets there. This also indirectly shows that the murderer was a randomly selected victim...
"In addition, as for the location where the murderer committed the murder, we suspect that it should not be too far from the place where the body was dumped. After all, it is not convenient to carry a dead body in the middle of the night...
"Six cases, six corpse dumping locations, but the six corpse dumping locations are far apart and irregular. Only four of them are slightly closer to Zuofang Street, so County Magistrate Tong chose Qi Dalang as the scapegoat...
“Back then, the case came in a hurry, and we didn’t react until three girls died, and we quickly canceled the lantern festival and temple fair and implemented a curfew.
"As a result, the murderer remained silent for more than a month, but for some unknown reason, he struck again in the third month.
"This time, his killing became more and more crazy. He killed three more in just a few days. Even though we stepped up our guard and patrolled around the clock, we couldn't stop him...
"There is no doubt that the murderer definitely had some skills, because Wan Yuan's daughter was kidnapped from her own home and her body was found in the garbage the next day...
"Oh, I am really ashamed to say it," Shen Mingchen sighed, "I have encountered countless cases in my life, but I have never seen such a difficult case.
“The murderer kills people and dumps their bodies so frequently, but in the end, we don’t even know what the murderer looks like, and there are no witnesses.
"Maybe it's not an exaggeration to call him a 'ghost'-faced killer!"
yes……
After hearing Shen Mingchen's story, Xu Zhen was also silently doing criminal profiling in his heart.
Judging from the murderer's behavior, this person has a violent personality and a twisted psychology. It is very likely that he has been stimulated and suffered from some kind of mental illness.
Judging from my own experience, such a violent and arrogant person is generally not too thoughtful and leaves no loopholes, which is indeed a bit abnormal.
However, after all, this is not a modern place where cameras are everywhere, and there are no loopholes left, so it seems to make sense. For example: Is the murderer very lucky?
In addition, there is another point. The murderer disfigured the body and then threw it into the garbage. This behavior shows that the murderer has extreme resentment towards the deceased. He should have been hurt by a similar beautiful girl.
From this point of view, the murderer must have been young at the time and looked similar to Qi Dalang.
He is young, has strong martial arts skills, and has been hurt by girls. Such a person...
"Qi Dalang is demented and cannot walk smoothly," Shen Mingchen emphasized again, "How could he climb over the wall of Wan Yuan Wai's house and kidnap Wan Yuan Wai's daughter?"
"This Wan Yuanwai..." Xu Zhen asked, "How come I haven't heard of it? Did he really believe that Qi Dalang was the murderer back then?"
"I don't know about this," Shen Mingchen said, "Wan Yuanwai was once the richest man in Yanping County, and he had many connections with them, but no matter how many connections he had, he couldn't resist the four bullies. In the end, he was squeezed out by Qiu Batian. Let’s go! If we don’t leave, the Wan Guan family’s wealth will not be preserved..."
oh……
Xu Zhen was a little disappointed, because he wanted to learn something about the situation through this tens of thousands of people.
"Mr. Shen arrested the boss," Xu Zhen thought for a moment and then asked, "After the Ghost Faced Killer case, have there been any similar cases in nearby counties?"
"No, hi? Xu Zhen..." Unexpectedly, Shen Mingchen's eyes suddenly lit up and he said very excitedly, "You really have a good mind. It seems that what Xiaoyu said is true. You can do it so quickly." Think of this level!”
"Then..." Xu Zhen blinked, which meant asking, don't just praise me, but tell me the answer.
"At that time, although I claimed to be ill, I did not stop the investigation secretly," Shen Mingchen said, "I personally went to the surrounding counties and counties, as well as our Songzhou government office to inquire, and all the answers I got were negative.
"During that period, we were the only ones in Yanping County who had the Ghost Faced Killer case!"
oh……
Xu Zhen nodded silently, but his mind quickly began to analyze.
"It seems that we have come up with something," Shen Mingchen said, stroking his beard. "Although the past thirteen years have been quiet and there has never been another case, I always feel that the real ghost-faced killer is still in Yanping!"
Ding!
Xu Zhen's heart skipped a beat, and he suddenly felt an inexplicable excitement.
One is that Shen Mingchen guessed his mind;
As for the other one, he felt that the monk, Qi Dalang's younger brother Qi Yunzheng, should have the same feeling.
No!
Maybe...that's not what it feels like.
Since Qi Yunzheng is not willing to risk his own life and asks Song Zhili to arrest people, could it be said that... he already knows that the real ghost-faced killer is in Yanping County and has never left?
Then who... could this person be?
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