"Boss, do you believe what Lu Xiaohan said?" After sending Lu Xiaohan to the detention room, Wang Bin walked into Zhou Wensheng's office.
Zhou Wensheng's brows furrowed into a deep frown, the cigarette on his fingertips burned quietly, and his sharp eyes stared at the two documents in front of him.
The office was filled with smoke.
"Boss?" Seeing that Zhou Wensheng ignored him, Wang Bin couldn't help but raise his voice.
"Huh? Oh, you sit down." Zhou Wensheng asked Wang Bin to sit down on the sofa against the wall. "How credible do you think what Lu Xiaohan said?" Zhou Wensheng asked instead without answering him.
"Boss, I don't dare to talk nonsense. What we are talking about here is evidence, not feelings." Wang Bin scratched his head and said with a smile.
"The technical department has sent us pictures of the scene. Let us share your views based on Lu Xiaohan's confession."
Zhou Wensheng neatly pushed the folder on the table towards Wang Bin, leaned back, then took a puff of cigarette, frowned and looked out the window to the side.
Outside the window, it was dark at some point.
The bright street lights on both sides of the road complement each other with the colorful neon lights of the roadside shops, blending the backs of the returning family members into the growing darkness.
Tonight, there are no stars or moon, and they are destined to have a sleepless night.
Zhou Wensheng slowly raised his hand and took a deep breath of the cigarette. Feeling the halo of the smoke, his heart was calm and unruffled.
Seeing that Zhou Wensheng was not joking, Wang Bin immediately became serious, sat up straight, and took the folder in front of Zhou Wensheng.
In the folder is a set of photos, photos of the scene taken by the technical department from various angles.
Although Wang Bin left the scene, thanks to the deceased, the scene was dark at that time. The weak light from the five candles danced like a will-o'-the-wisp. Except for the deceased and Lu Xiaohan at the door, almost nothing could be seen. It was also the first time for Wang Bin to see curtains with such good blackout effect.
The technical department opened the curtains when taking photos, and the dazzling sunlight shone in every corner of the room. Because of this, the photos looked a bit weird.
Just under Zheng Yu's body, there is an upright black five-pointed star. Different from the five-pointed stars you usually see, this five-pointed star is drawn upside down. The five candles stood exactly on the five corners of the five-pointed star, surrounding Zheng Yu in the middle.
In addition to the scene photos, there are two murder weapon photos.
Wang Bin only glanced at it, and his eyes were instantly attracted to the handle of the fruit knife. The wooden handle was carved with many oracle-like characters, and there was a small ring hanging at the end of the handle. It was exactly the same as the upside-down five-pointed star under Zheng Yu's body.
"Boss, this photo looks very evil..." Wang Bin placed the folder on the table, "This looks more like a ritual scene from some kind of cult."
"Tell me about it..." Zhou Wensheng said with a hint of approval.
"Lu Xiaohan said that Zheng Yu had depression. Since he committed suicide due to depression, why did it look like a cult sacrifice? Moreover, Lu Xiaohan's confession made it very clear that Zheng Yu inserted the knife into his heart, opened his arms, smiled, and prayed to Then he collapsed. This is not consistent with the characteristics of suicide due to depression. If it must have something to do with mental illness, I think it is more like something caused by schizophrenia." Wang Bin saw Zhou Wensheng's expression of approval. , and said everything on his mind in one breath.
"So, who do you think is lying?" Zhou Wensheng suddenly asked.
He seemed to add further, saying word by word: "Did Zheng Yu fake his illness, or did Lu Xiaohan lie?"
"Boss, the forensic autopsy report is out." Before Wang Bin could answer Zhou Wensheng's question, the door next to him was pushed open by his colleague Luo Qi.
Instructed by Zhou Wensheng's eyes, Wang Bin took the report handed over by Luo Qi and couldn't wait to open it.
"How's it going?" Zhou Wensheng put out the cigarette butt in his hand in the ashtray in front of him and asked in a calm voice.
"Suicide." Wang Bin read out the autopsy report simply.
"Suicide..." Zhou Wensheng murmured to himself, as if this result did not surprise him at all.
Zheng Yu committed suicide.
This means that what Lu Xiaohan said is true. But according to Lu Xiaohan's confession, Zheng Yu was the one who was persecuted, and he had reached a moderate level of depression. If it was really like what Lu Xiaohan said, the scene would be like a sacrifice. Who set up the scene? Could it be the man from PUA Zheng Yu?
These mysteries lingered in Zhou Wensheng's heart for a long time.
Zhou Wensheng frowned slightly and looked deeply.
With a sound of "Crack...", he struck a match, the flame flickered, and he lit another cigarette in an instant.
This is a habit that Zhou Wensheng has developed over many years of handling cases. When he often has no clue, he will strike a match and light a cigarette to calm himself down and better discover the details that he has overlooked.
"Go to the technical department and ask if the data on the deceased's mobile phone and computer have been recovered." Zhou Wensheng finished smoking the cigarette in his hand, made a decision, and said.
Zhou Wensheng hopes to find some clues about Zheng Yu's boyfriend from her mobile phone and computer.
"Boss, Zheng Yu has confirmed that he committed suicide. Can Lu Xiaohan be released?" Wang Bin turned around and asked when he was leaving.
Zhou Wensheng thought for a moment and then nodded and said: "You can let her go, but you have to tell her not to leave Huzhou in the near future. She must be on call until the case is closed."
"Yes!" Wang Bin saluted and was about to leave.
"Be gentle with her. She just has suspicions and is not a criminal. Besides, she is just a weak girl..."
Zhou Wensheng's voice came over.
"Oh... since when did the boss become so sympathetic..."
"I..." When Zhou Wensheng turned his head and was about to curse, Wang Bin had already run away with a smile.
After watching Wang Bin leave, Zhou Wensheng let out a long sigh and looked at the brightly lit street lights outside the window.
A gust of night wind blew by, and his eyes became profound again...
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"Sister, I really can't do it. I can't do it well."
In the garden in the middle of the street, a somewhat cowardly man's voice came out.
Liu Yan is the sister of this cowardly man. She searched everywhere for her cowardly brother Liu Peng, and finally found him in the street garden.
By the way, in addition to being his younger brother, he is also the boyfriend of that woman Zheng Yu.
As soon as they met, Liu Peng hurriedly defended himself without waiting for Liu Yan to speak.
"Pengpeng..." Liu Yan looked at her brother with distressed eyes, and the anger in her heart had already turned into heart-wrenching pain.
She took Liu Peng's hand and met Liu Peng's timid eyes, and her heart was as sharp as a knife. Her once high-spirited brother with sparkling eyes has turned into what he is now.
All this is because of that woman, the one who should have died long ago - Zheng Yu!
"Sister, Xiaoyu is right, I'm a waste, I can't do anything well..." Liu Peng's head dropped lower, and the hand he took back from Liu Yan unconsciously touched the third part of his shirt. Two buttons.
"Pengpeng, wake up!" Two tears fell from the corners of Liu Yan's eyes. She held Liu Peng's shoulders tightly with her hands and shook them desperately. Liu Yan's finger joints were a little white because of too much force.
"You can do it," Liu Yan wiped the tears that blurred her eyes, leaned down, looked into Liu Peng's eyes as much as possible, and continued with trembling lips, "Do you remember? You are the pride of our family, you You are an outstanding graduate from a prestigious school, your graduation thesis won an award, and you were once the backbone of the company..."
"Sister," Liu Peng interrupted Liu Yan, his voice was depressed and lifeless, "I know everything you said, but now I don't even have the courage to look at strangers, what else can I do? I am Waste, Xiaoyu is right, I am a complete waste..."
"What kind of ecstasy soup did that woman pour into you?" Seeing her brother become like this, and even calling Xiao Yu affectionately, Liu Yan was trembling with hatred.
"Sister, don't say that to her. She loves me very much. I'm sorry for her..."
"Pah!" Liu Yan couldn't bear it and slapped Liu Peng on the face.
"Please wake up!"
"How can you be sorry for her! You are working outside in the wind and rain to make money, working four jobs by yourself, and when you go back, you have to serve her like Ci Xi, serving tea and water, doing laundry and cooking, and if she doesn't do what she wants, she will Have you forgotten about being beaten or scolded?" Liu Yan yelled at her brother desperately, trying to regain even a trace of fighting spirit from this brother who had become a stranger to her.
"But she is alone. She would rather fall out with her parents than come to Huzhou with me. She has entrusted her whole life to me. If I treat her badly, how can I be worthy of the suffering she has endured for me?" Liu Peng raised his head and looked at Liu Yan, with a tenderness in his eyes that Liu Yan had never seen before.
Liu Yan suddenly felt angry and indisputable.
"She was raised by you with food to eat and clothes to stretch out. Why did she suffer? How do you know that she had a falling out with her family and did not run away from home because of her own family problems!" Liu Yan looked at her. The Liu Peng in front of him actually felt a little strange.
"You are not allowed to say that to Xiaoyu!" Liu Peng suddenly turned his face, and his originally cowardly expression turned into an indescribable stubbornness and anger.
"Xiaoyu has always been very polite to you, and even gave you such an expensive gift. Now you are maliciously speculating on her and cursing her family disharmony. Don't you think you are despicable!" Liu Peng said, Anger seemed to burst out of his eyes.
"Okay, okay, I'm despicable!"
Liu Yan trembled all over, took two steps back, and laughed angrily: "I don't have to worry about it..."
"Listen to me and thank you. Because of you, the four seasons are warm..." [Excerpted from Li Xinrong's "Listen to me and thank you"]
Before Liu Yan could finish her words, the ringtone of her cell phone came from her bag.
Liu Yan struggled repeatedly before she regained her composure and answered the phone: "Hello, who are you?"
"Hello, we are from the Municipal Public Security Bureau. Are you Liu Yan, Liu Peng's sister?" The voice from the receiver made Liu Yan tense up.
