Chapter 4 Chapter 3 Blood Soaked Banknotes

Since the monitoring and tracking team and the Xingcheng Police Station merged into one, the investigation and visit along Xingcheng Road has accelerated.Near noon, the investigation and visit work finally had a major harvest. In the bungalow area of ​​Zhengyi Lane, a resident recognized the mysterious man carrying a hiking bag in the surveillance screenshot.The resident claimed to have seen the man in and out of a yard next door on several occasions, a claim corroborated by other nearby neighbors.At the same time, everyone agreed that this person was not an aborigine in the lane area, and he should have rented here not long ago.

The investigation team immediately deployed control around the courtyard, and then sent investigators to climb over the wall and enter the courtyard.They find no sign of the mysterious man in the yard, but another shocking discovery leads them to realize that there is something really important here. The news was reported to the task force leader Luo Fei, who rushed to the scene as quickly as possible. Although the real estate development in Longzhou City has been in full swing in recent years, there are also many old lane areas that have been deliberately preserved as representatives of the local quaint architectural style, and Zhengyi Lane is one of them.Most of the people staying in the alley area are middle-aged and elderly people who are used to living in one-story houses. Some people have moved out with their families and rented out their houses to foreign students and migrant workers.

The target site is located at No. 41 Zhengyi Lane, covering an area of ​​about 200 square meters. Four bungalows surround a courtyard, and a strange "big guy" stands in the center of the courtyard. It was a large cylinder made of plexiglass, about two meters high and one meter in diameter.The top of the cylinder is connected to two plexiglass tubes with a diameter of about ten centimeters, forming two openings that communicate with the outside world. The first circular tube is connected to the inside of the cylinder along the tangential direction of the top cylinder wall, and the other end of the circular tube extends toward the ground outside the cylinder, and finally leads to a high-power fan not far away.

The other round tube is inserted in the center of the top surface of the cylinder, with one end inserted about 30 centimeters into the cylinder, and the other end about ten centimeters out of the cylinder.It looks like a small "chimney" set on the top of the cylinder. In addition to these two openings, there is also a movable "small door" under the wall of the tube. This small door is about half a meter wide and one meter high, enough for an adult to drill into the tube in a squatting position.The small door at the scene was tightly closed, with rubber strips wrapped around the door and a hasp provided, which was locked from the inside to ensure the airtightness of the cylinder as a whole.

Of course, the most striking thing is not the device itself, but the situation inside the device. A young man in his twenties fell at the bottom of the cylinder, dead for a long time.Due to the limited space, his body was forced to curl up, his back was leaning against the cylinder wall, and his head was hanging weakly between his chest and the ground. From his appearance, it could be vaguely distinguished that this person was the one the police were looking for urgently. Looking for Li Xiaogang. The reason why the word "vaguely" is used is because this person's appearance has almost been destroyed.On his face, there are densely packed, covered with filamentous wounds.Whether it is the forehead, cheeks, or mouth, nose and ears, all are not spared.

In fact, not only the face, but basically the whole body of this person is covered with trauma.It was early summer, and Li Xiaogang was only wearing short-sleeved shorts. The thin clothes had been cut to pieces, and the exposed limbs were even more horrendous. His arms and thighs were bruised, only the legs below the knees were not bad. intact. Most of those wounds were no longer than an inch long, thin and straight, as if they had been cut by extremely sharp blades.The distribution of wounds is irregular, alternating horizontally and vertically, sometimes overlapping.In addition, some wounds on the wrists and neck had obviously injured arteries, and a large amount of blood flowed out from them, soaking the body around the body bright red.

Xiao Liu stood beside Luo Fei, he was shocked by the tragic condition of the deceased, he couldn't help grinning and said with emotion: "This guy...could it have rolled out of the mountain of knives?" That's right, this scarred appearance is indeed like rolling through a mountain of knives, and it's still the kind of mountain of knives whose tips are as dense as pine needles! But there was clearly not even a knife in the plexiglass cylinder at the scene. Not only is there no knife, but there are many things that everyone loves - banknotes. All are hundred-dollar bills, scattered in a layer at the bottom of the cylinder. At first glance, it seems that a "bed of money" has been laid under the body of the deceased.The blood of the deceased spread on the bed, staining the hundred-dollar bills extraordinarily bright red, revealing a strange color of greed and cruelty.

With a thought in his mind, Luo Fei, reminded by this bloody picture, suddenly understood what Li Xiaogang's "desire" was. For a wanderer struggling in a foreign land, what desire can be stronger and more real than the desire for money? But how did this desire cut the body of the deceased with cuts and bruises all over his body? Luo Fei couldn't figure this out for a while, so he could only look at Zhang Yu, hoping that his forensic partner could give some professional judgment. In less than a day, Zhang Yu has rushed to three murder scenes. He has never traveled with such intensity in his career.Because the cylinder was locked from the inside, and the police did not want to cause violent damage to the scene for the time being, Zhang Yu could only observe for a while through the transparent plexiglass.Then he analyzed: "It can be preliminarily determined that the cause of death of the deceased was hemorrhagic shock caused by trauma. From the appearance of the corpse, the time of death was about twelve hours ago."

"About twelve hours..." Luo Fei pondered, "That coincided with the time when Li Xiaogang disappeared last night. It can be speculated that the murderer hypnotized Li Xiaogang after calling him downstairs, and then took him At this scene, Li Xiaogang’s heart is the desire for money, and it was these huge banknotes that lured him into the cylinder.” Zhang Yu nodded in agreement.The implication effect of those banknotes was too obvious, and he had already guessed the location of the deceased's heart acupoint this time. Luo Fei was silent for a while, then asked again: "How did his trauma occur?"

Zhang Yu replied, "It should be a murder weapon like a blade." blade?Luo Fei's eyes scanned the cylinder, but found no similar objects.However, with so many banknotes piled up at the bottom of the cylinder, it may not be certain that the murder weapon was covered.Luo Fei was more concerned about another question: "Do you think it might be suicide?" Although he had just witnessed two bizarre suicide deaths, this time Zhang Yu shook his head decisively. "The possibility is very small, look here," Zhang Yu said while squatting down, and he pointed through the plexiglass, "The undershirt on the back of the deceased was also cut by a blade. This position is difficult for ordinary people to reach .Look, there are more than ten cuts in this area. If you draw it by yourself, it would be too difficult."

Zhang Yu refers to the position on the back of the deceased from the neck to the palm of the hand.This position is difficult to touch with your own hands, and it is even more difficult to draw a large number of wounds with a small instrument such as a blade. "If he didn't kill himself, how did the murderer get in and out of this cylinder?" Luo Fei frowned, muttering to himself. Zhang Yu understands Luo Fei's confusion. The door of the cylinder is locked from the inside, which is equivalent to forming a "secret room". How should the murderer escape from this "secret room" after committing the crime? "Perhaps the victim was not dead when the murderer left, but he was seriously injured." Zhang Yu suggested a possibility, "After the murderer left, the victim locked the door by himself. After a while, he died from blood loss." fainted, and eventually died." Luo Fei shook his head and rejected this guess: "If this is the case, there must be blood on the door lock, but in fact there is no blood." Yes, the dead man's hands were also covered with wounds. If these hands touched the door lock, there would definitely be blood stains.But not only the door lock was clean, even the entire wall of the cylinder was rarely seen with blood.Almost all the bloodstains were concentrated near the body of the deceased, which showed that the deceased did not make any unnecessary movements after being injured, and fell directly to the ground. Zhang Yu spread his hands, saying that he was at the end of his rope.He expected Luo Fei to give some more reliable ideas. At this moment, Luo Fei turned his head, and his eyes looked at the wind turbine not far away. The fan is connected to the opening in the top of the cylinder by a piece of pipe, and this fan is strictly speaking a part of the whole installation. Luo Fei's eyes were focused, as if he was thinking about something.After a while, he turned around and asked Zhang Yu: "If you turn on the fan, what effect do you think will have?" Based on his life experience, Zhang Yu guessed: "There should be a stream of air in the cylinder, entering through the cutout, and then exiting through the small chimney on the top." meaning, but it is difficult to see the clues for a while. Luo Fei was also struggling with the same problem, and he asked in a tone of seeking advice: "How about we open it now?" "Turn on the fan?" Zhang Yu hesitated, "I'm afraid of damaging the scene. Especially these banknotes are likely to be carried out by the airflow." This is indeed a concern.But Luo Fei believes that this fan must have a very important meaning, and it is even the most critical key to cracking the modus operandi.Even at the risk of ruining the scene, it's worth a try. "Open it." Luo Fei said it again, this time with a decisive tone. Zhang Yu was infected by Luo Fei's attitude, he nodded and no longer objected. Luo Fei winked at Xiao Liu, and the latter walked forward in two or three steps, leaned over and pressed the switch of the fan. With a roar, the fan started, and a strong airflow rushed into the cylinder along the pipe.Just as Zhang Yu was worried, the banknotes scattered at the bottom of the cylinder were immediately disturbed by the airflow, and a large number of banknotes were rolled up and flew towards the upper part of the cylinder. But what happened next was beyond the expectations of Luo Fei and others: the bills that flew up did not rush out of the "small chimney" at the top of the cylinder with the airflow, but circled inside the cylinder.Just like the dust brought up by a tornado, these banknotes form a cylindrical helix with a diameter of about half a meter. Even though the surrounding air flows in and out, they just rotate rapidly around a fixed center. From the outside, it looks like A circle of red curtains was placed inside the cylinder. "How could this be?" Luo Fei rubbed his chin with both surprise and curiosity. Zhang Yu also showed a dazed look, not understanding the reason behind it.At this time, other policemen inside and outside the yard heard the movement of the fan, and many gathered. They watched the spectacle inside the cylinder, and talked among themselves. Suddenly someone said: "I know what's going on." Luo Fei immediately followed the sound, and the person speaking was a middle-aged policeman in his forties, and his clothing number should be a policeman from the Xingcheng Police Station. "You know?" Luo Fei never judges a hero based on his background, he said in a tone of asking for advice, "Then tell everyone about it." "My name is Ren Cheng, and I used to work in a factory." The police officer introduced himself before walking up, and then said in a positive tone, "This is a gas centrifuge." As soon as Luo Fei heard that the words were quite professional, he gave the other party an encouraging look, motioning him to continue talking. "Look, the high-speed airflow generated by the fan enters the cylinder from here," Ren Cheng pointed to the tangential opening above the cylinder, and said while gesturing, "After entering, the airflow will rotate against the inner wall and go all the way down. , forming an outer vortex airflow. When the airflow reaches the bottom of the cylinder and has nowhere to go, it will flow toward the center of the cylinder, and then rotate all the way up, forming another inner vortex airflow, and finally from the circle The small chimney at the center of the top of the tube flows out of the tube. The location of these banknotes is the interface between the outer vortex and the inner vortex, because the force of the inner and outer vortex forms a balance on this interface, so these banknotes will neither Running outward, will not run inward, but will only rotate around this fixed interface." I see!The other party's explanation was quite easy to understand. Although Luo Fei hadn't studied the knowledge of fluid mechanics, he listened to it very well.It's just that there is a detail that he has to ask in depth. "Why are all the flying banknotes concentrated in the upper half of the cylinder, but not in the lower half?" The fact is just as Luo Fei described, after the banknotes flew up, from the bottom of the cylinder up to about half a meter high, it was empty, and there was not a single banknote; all the banknotes were concentrated in the space above this area Inside. Ren Cheng explained: "The lower part is the passage for the outer vortex airflow to enter the inner vortex airflow, and the banknote will not stay in this area. Only where the outer vortex and inner vortex are balanced on the top, the banknote will always be in the air. Spin here." "Okay, okay... now I understand everything." Luo Fei stared at the banknotes in the cylinder, as if realizing something.In the end, he smiled wryly again, "It's really an exquisite design." There was three points of indignation in his tone, but also three points of admiration. Zhang Yu looked at Luo Fei and asked, "You understand?" Although he also had some guesses, he still wanted to hear what the other party said first. "It's not suicide, it's murder. But the murderer doesn't need to enter the cylinder, and the murder weapon is not a blade, but—" Luo Fei stretched out his hand and pointed into the cylinder, "These banknotes!" Zhang Yu nodded and said: "It's the same as my judgment. These banknotes are all new banknotes with very sharp edges. The victim stood in the cylinder, and as long as the fan was turned on, countless banknotes would fly around his body. Passed a mountain of knives. So he was cut extensively all over his body, only the knees were spared." Xiao Liu questioned slightly from the side: "No matter how sharp the edge of the banknote is, it is just a piece of paper. Can it cause such a fatal injury?" "Don't underestimate a piece of paper!" Luo Fei responded, "The counters in the bank have to wear finger cots when they count the money. Even so, many employees' fingers will still be cut. What's more Once the high-powered fan is turned on, the banknotes rotate extremely fast. It can be said that every banknote is like a sharp blade at this time!" Hearing what Luo Fei said, Xiao Liu was also convinced.This is like driving on the highway, even a small stone splashing can cause huge harm. "Why doesn't he get down on the ground?" A police officer outside unknown commented, which immediately aroused many echoes. Yes, since there is a safe area under the cylinder, the victim should be able to survive as long as he gets down and evades in time after being surrounded by banknotes.Just like the current situation, although the blood-stained banknotes are spinning and flying above, the dead body in the lying state is not disturbed at all. Most of the people present had this idea.Luo Fei and Zhang Yu looked at each other, but they could only smile helplessly. They knew that Li Xiaogang would not avoid it, because he was already enjoying this process. Like the previous two deceased, although the state of death was miserable, but looking closely at Li Xiaogang's body, there was actually a smile on the corner of his mouth. A smile when a desire is fulfilled. Luo Fei could imagine what Li Xiaogang saw and felt before he died.At that time, countless hundred-yuan bills were flying around him, almost forming an airtight curtain wall.He is immersed in a psychedelic wonderful world - a world surrounded and overwhelmed by money! Since the heart hole of desire has been completely opened, how can he be willing to leave such a world? Through the simulation of the crime scene, the process of Li Xiaogang's death is already clear.Zhang Yu began to investigate the corpse, while Luo Fei questioned the landlord and other relevant personnel. The landlord's name is Yang Ruimin, a local man in his fifties. Yang Ruimin has an only son.The son got married five years ago, and the old couple sponsored a sum of money to help the son buy an apartment in the new district.Later, when the grandson was born, the old couple moved to live with the grandchildren's family, and the old house in Zhengyi Lane has been rented out ever since. Investigators found Yang Ruimin early in the morning and asked him about the tenants.Yang Ruimin also saw the surveillance screenshots of the suspect at the time, but he told the police that he had never seen this person, which directly led to the failure of the police's first round of investigation.After the reinforcements from the monitoring and tracking team arrived, the police launched a second round of expanded investigation.During this round of work, nearby neighbors provide valuable clues.Then one police force entered the scene over the wall, and another police force found Yang Ruimin to verify the situation again, but Yang Ruimin still denied it.Based on this, the police believed that Yang Ruimin was suspected of being a major accomplice, so they took him to the scene to assist in the investigation. Seeing a murder case in his courtyard, Yang Ruimin became extremely nervous, his face was pale, he kept licking his lips, feeling agitated. Luo Fei stepped forward and asked straightforwardly: "Who is the person who rented your house?" "I...I can't say." Yang Ruimin's eyes wandered, as if he was avoiding something. "You can't tell? Then let me tell you!" Luo Fei suddenly raised his voice.Yang Ruimin was startled, and when he looked up, he saw the other party's eyes were as sharp as two knives.Yang Ruimin shivered uncontrollably when he was stabbed by this gaze. The case is so urgent that Luo Fei must race against time to make a breakthrough.He saw that Yang Ruimin was not very courageous, so he increased his tone of awe: "That guy is a murderer. He has killed three people and may kill more! Think about it carefully, if there is something to hide, go light If it is more serious, it is a crime of covering up, if it is more serious, it is an accomplice!" Yang Ruimin argued anxiously: "He killed all bad people, you don't understand the situation!" "Then what's going on?" Luo Fei's attitude was still majestic, but also very interested. "I...I can't tell." Yang Ruimin withdrew again, muttering, "This is a secret..." "I'm a policeman! Is there any secret you can't tell me?" "This matter is too important, and the police don't have the authority to intervene!" For some reason, Yang Ruimin showed a hint of excitement when he said this. After two or three rounds, Luo Fei had already grasped the opponent's temper.He stopped talking to Yang Ruimin, turned his head and waved to Xiao Liuyi and said, "Okay, take this guy down, and arrest and prosecute him as a murder suspect." Little Liu understood, stepped forward and put a pair of handcuffs on Yang Ruimin with a "click", and then pretended to drag him away. Now Yang Ruimin really panicked, he struggled and shouted: "I am wronged, I am wronged!" In fact, Yang Ruimin's small body was like a chicken meeting an eagle in front of Xiao Liu, but Xiao Liu deliberately kept his strength so that the other party could Don't leave. Luo Fei turned and left, and after taking two steps, he finally heard Yang Ruimin shouting from behind: "I still have something to say!" Luo Fei stopped in his tracks, half-turning his head indifferently: "If you want to say something, say it quickly." Yang Ruimin looked at Luo Fei and asked, "Are you the leader?" Luo Fei said: "I am their captain, everyone here listens to me." Yang Ruimin swallowed hard, as if he had made up his mind.Then he said to Luo Fei: "I can only tell you about this, and you have to keep it a secret." Luo Fei glanced at Xiao Liu, and Xiao Liu left cooperatively.Yang Ruimin leaned over and said, suppressing his voice, "That man is an agent of the National Security Bureau, and he is carrying out a very important secret mission." Luo Fei frowned and asked, "What mission?" "Looking for national assets. The total value exceeds 100 billion U.S. dollars!" Speaking of this astronomical figure, Yang Ruimin's expression became more and more mysterious. "Oh." Luo Fei seemed to understand. He followed the other party's words and said, "When the Kuomintang fled, it used to hide a large amount of gold and treasures in the Longzhou area, which was priceless. Now the country has sent special agents to find out This asset?" Yang Ruimin glanced at Luo Fei in surprise: "What? You also know about this?" Luo Fei let out a "hey", feeling a little dumbfounded.The so-called "Looking for National Assets" is a scam that has spread around Longzhou a few years ago. The scammers use high rewards as bait to lure the deceived people to participate in the so-called state secret operations. funding".Luo Fei was the one who handled the case at that time, and he still remembered that the babbling looks of those deceived were exactly the same as Yang Ruimin in front of him.And those who are deceived are all convinced of the liar's words, and it is not easy to explain to them clearly. Luo Fei didn't have time to entangle too much, he just wanted to get the information he wanted as soon as possible.So he also lowered his voice, and said mysteriously: "I am also one of the agents, and I am looking for my comrade. Do you know the name and contact information of that person?" Yang Ruimin shook his head: "How would I know? The identity of the agent is strictly kept secret, and I understand all these rules! That person just rented my house at a high price, and I don't ask any other information." Luo Fei had no choice but to ask the next best thing: "Then how long has he lived with you?" "He came on May 10, less than a month." Yang Ruimin sighed sadly, "He will definitely not come back." "why?" "Because the Kuomintang agents have discovered this place, he has to change places." "KMT spy?" Luo Fei was stunned for a moment, then he understood. He looked back at the dead person inside the big cylinder. Yang Ruimin on the side said worriedly again at this moment: "Those spies can't find him, will they come to me? You have to protect me, I am also a person who has made contributions to the cause." Luo Fei was not interested in wasting any more time on this person, he waved to Xiao Liu who was waiting not far away.When the assistant came close, he ordered: "Remove this guy's handcuffs, and send someone to send him back." Xiao Liu sent Yang Ruimin away first, then turned back and asked, "How is it?" Luo Fei spread his hands helplessly: "That guy has been completely hypnotized, and he can't ask any valuable information." Yang Ruimin didn't know the suspect's real identity, and he didn't live in Zhengyi Lane, so it would be better to keep asking him. It is reliable to find the neighbors around. But the clues that the neighbors could provide were very limited. They only knew that the man had indeed moved in around May 10th, and he hadn't appeared many times since then.About two weeks ago, someone saw him directing a tricycle to pull a lot of materials into the yard. There were several carts in front and behind, including fans, pipes, etc., which looked like they were going to be renovated.In the next few days, the man stayed in the yard and lived reclusively. The neighbors next door often heard the sound of machinery similar to decoration coming from the yard. Yesterday afternoon, a nearby woman saw the man leaving Zhengyi Lane on an electric scooter with a mountain bag on his back. There was also a large box in the car.It was the information provided by the woman that allowed the police to pinpoint the mysterious man's whereabouts. At about nine o'clock last night, a neighbor next door heard the roar of the fan, which lasted for about ten minutes.It is believed that these ten minutes were exactly the time period when Li Xiaogang was killed. The technicians searched the courtyard and the four huts carefully. They found no traces of life, only some mechanical appliances.Luo Fei made a judgment: the suspect rented this yard only to make and store those "props" during the crime, and the real residence of the suspect was not here. Luo Fei also believed that that person would never come back again.You know, that guy never hides his appearance when he usually goes in and out, and he is obviously ready to evacuate at any time.Now that this yard has become a murder scene, what reason does he have to return? Aside from the regret, Luo Fei also had a thought of relaxation. Since the guy left and never returned, does it mean that the serial murders will end here? However, the facts quickly shattered Luo Fei's fantasy of being lucky. Zhang Yu came over, handed an evidence bag in front of Luo Fei, and said with a serious face: "I found this thing in the shorts pocket of the deceased, you should take a look quickly." There is a piece of paper sealed in the evidence bag, and it can be seen through the plastic film that it is a logistics bill of lading.The recipient column is filled with Li Xiaogang's personal information, and the pick-up location is No. 41, Zhengyi Lane. Luo Fei's spirit froze, he certainly understood the significance of this bill of lading. In the first two cases, the suspects pretended to be couriers and sent the props used in the crime to the victim’s residence, but in the latest case, because the props were too large, the suspects only sent a bill of lading.According to the address on the bill of lading, the victim came to "lead to death" by himself.In comparison, although there are slight deviations in details, the idea of ​​committing the crime is basically the same. In the same way, it can be inferred that the consignor's information on this bill of lading means the "prediction" of the next victim! The consignor's signature is "Lin Ruilin", leaving a mobile phone number and a delivery address: No. 243, Baihui Road. Luo Fei immediately took out his mobile phone and dialed this number.The ringtone set by the other party came from the receiver, which was an old song "Late": "You came to me, with a smile, and brought my troubles. I already have her in my heart, oh... She arrived before you..." Luo Fei listened to this tender and sweet song, but his heart was extremely heavy.He knew that compared with that mysterious man, he might have been too late. As the song progressed, Luo Fei became more and more frustrated, and then just as the song was about to end, the phone was connected suddenly. "Hello?" A man with a rough voice replied. Luo Fei was not mentally prepared for this change, he was stunned for a second before asking: "Are you Lin Ruilin?" "Yes." The man on the other side of the phone asked carelessly, "Who are you?" "I'm from the Criminal Police Team of Longzhou City." After the joy, Luo Fei's spirit became tense again, and he asked quickly, "Where are you now?" "What criminal police team?" The man asked again, "You are not a liar, are you?" Suffering such doubts, Luo Fei could only smile helplessly.In recent years, telephone fraud cases have occurred frequently, and one of the routines is to pretend to be a policeman to call the deceived person.Longzhou Public Security made a special anti-fraud publicity to the citizens for this purpose.I didn't expect that I would be implicated by this matter today. "Don't hang up, I'm not a liar." Luo Fei defended, "Those liars are all from the south, listen to my accent, they are definitely locals." "Then why are you looking for me? I'm not breaking the law." The other party's tone was still alert. "You are in danger now, we are here to protect you." "I'm in danger?" "Yes, it's too late to elaborate on the specific situation, so tell me where you are." Luo Fei's solemn tone changed the attitude of the other party, and the man became cooperative: "I'm at the restaurant." "Are you eating? Which restaurant?" "Splendid Hotel." The man corrected, "I'm not eating, I'm in my own shop." "Oh. You run a restaurant?" Luo Fei glanced at the delivery note, "The address is 243 Baihui Road?" "That's right." "Okay. We'll come and look for you right away." Luo Fei thought about it for a while, and then asked, "Is there anyone else in your store now?" "Yes. The chefs and waiters are all here. Isn't it ready to open?" "Okay. You must not go out, just stay in the store and let your employees accompany you. Don't receive customers for the time being, and don't let any strangers enter your store. Especially don't touch the personnel of the courier or logistics company. Keep the phone turned on, but don’t answer anyone’s calls except my cell phone. I’ll talk about everything when I come over.” Luo Fei gave a hasty order, and then warned with an emphatic tone, “You must do it! Remember, This is a matter of life and death to you!" The man was intimidated by this posture.After a moment of silence, he heard him muttering in response: "Okay." Luo Fei raised his wrist and glanced at his watch: "We'll be there in ten minutes!" No. 243 Baihui Road, Splendid Hotel.The name sounds quite grand, but it is actually just a small restaurant facing the street. Luo Fei and Xiao Liu came to the entrance of the restaurant.Standing under the eaves of the door were two strong young men with vigilant expressions. Seeing Luo Fei approaching, one of the young men took half a step forward and said with a gesture of obstruction: "It is closed now." "We don't eat," Luo Fei took out his ID and showed it to the other party, "We are the police." The young man turned around and shouted into the store: "Boss, the police are here!" Someone inside the room replied: "Please come in quickly." The voice was the man who had talked with Luo Fei on the phone earlier. The young man let Luo Fei and Xiao Liu into the shop, but saw seven or eight men and women gathered in the small shop, they sat around a round table, and there were a few gleaming kitchen knives on the table. Luo Fei frowned slightly and asked, "What are you doing?" A fat man stood up and waved his fist: "Didn't you say that someone is going to make trouble? Damn, I'll let him know that I'm not easy to mess with!" But it seems a little lack of confidence. Luo Fei looked at the man: "You are Lin Ruilin?" The man nodded.Luo Fei showed his ID again and introduced himself, "I am Luo Fei, captain of the Longzhou Criminal Police Team, and this is my assistant, Xiao Liu." Lin Ruilin rushed up to shake hands with Luo Fei: "Captain Luo, please sit down!" Luo Fei nodded in return, and then he glanced at the chefs and waiters, and said, "You all go to your own business." Lin Ruilin also waved his big hand: "Go. With Captain Luo at his side, there is nothing to worry about." The male and female employees got up one after another and prepared to leave. Lin Ruilin chased after him and said, "Take the knife away! Don't be idle, bring some special dishes and let the two police officers try them." It was almost noon, and Luo Fei was indeed a little hungry, so he didn't refuse the other party's kindness.He took Xiao Liu and sat down beside Lin Ruilin, raised his eyes and began to observe the situation inside and outside the store. The small shop has an area of ​​more than 50 square meters, and there is no one else in the shop except the boss and employees.There is a two-lane road outside the store. Because there is a residential area nearby, the street is quite lively with people coming and going. Everything looks normal.Luo Fei turned his eyes back, and looked at Lin Ruilin who was sitting beside him. This man looked to be in his early forties, he was quite tall, estimated to be over 1.8 meters tall, with a fat body and a beer belly, which fit the image of a restaurant owner. Judging from his demeanor and demeanor, there is nothing wrong with this person's mental state, he doesn't look like he has been hypnotized. Luo Fei breathed a sigh of relief, and the tension accumulated in the three consecutive murder cases eased slightly.He took out a photo and asked the other party: "Do you know this person?" That photo was the scene surveillance screenshot of the previous murders. The man in the picture was carrying a big bag and wearing a baseball cap.Because the brim of the hat was lowered, it was difficult to discern the man's face. Lin Ruilin picked up the photo and looked at it carefully for a while, then slowly shook his head and said, "I don't know." The person's outfit and body features in the photo are relatively obvious. If he had just been in contact with Lin Ruilin, the latter would definitely not be unimpressed.Luo Fei secretly calculated in his heart, it seems that this time he really got ahead of his opponent! But Luo Fei was a little apprehensive, how could he be ahead of the other party? From the incident to the present, the police have been struggling with the pace of their opponents.From the third case until now, the name "Lin Ruilin" has been "announced" on the bill of lading for more than ten hours.According to the criminal efficiency shown by the murderer before, there should be absolutely no reason for this person to escape. But Lin Ruilin was indeed alive and well, unscathed. While feeling lucky, Luo Fei had to seriously consider a question: What exactly delayed the suspect's trip? Did you feel the strong pressure from the police, so you restrained yourself temporarily?Or because the police found out his whereabouts, the follow-up plan was hindered?But as long as you think about it carefully, these two guesses are difficult to gain a foothold. The guy listed the name of the next victim every time, obviously with a meaning of challenging the police.How could such a rampant person with a strong desire to perform stop because of the pressure of the police?What's more, he has always taken the initiative, why not continue to commit crimes to humiliate the police in order to obtain greater crime pleasure? Less than a day after the incident, the police conveniently searched the suspect's whereabouts, which is a good record.But compared with the pace of the opponent's crimes, this speed is still too slow. Li Xiaogang died at nine o'clock last night, and the police found the scene in Zhengyi Lane about ten hours later.If the suspect wants to attack Lin Ruilin, this time period is more than enough.Moreover, the police found no other "props" at that foothold, which means that the confiscation of this foothold would not have any impact on the suspect's plan at all. So it wasn't the police who stopped the murderer's plan, there may be other reasons for this.Luo Fei thought to himself, maybe it was Lin Ruilin's own behavior that made the suspect unable to attack?So he asked Lin Ruilin again: "From nine o'clock last night until I called you, where have you been and what have you been doing?" "It started at nine o'clock last night..." Lin Ruilin briefly recalled, "Well, nine o'clock was the time when the first customer checked out. I should be busy collecting money at the door. I stayed in the store after that At about one o'clock in the morning, the last table of guests also left, and I took the business money and went home. My family lives in the nearby Baodai New Village, and it takes about ten minutes to walk there. After returning home, I take a shower,然后上床睡觉。今天早上九点钟起床，在家吃完早饭，大概九点半到店里，然后就一直在店里作准备。” “营业到凌晨一点？”罗飞觉得这个时间有点超出自己的预计，便问了句，“怎么会这么晚？” “入夏了啊，晚上会做夜宵，在门口路边支几张桌子，生意不错的。” 确实，店门口有一条四五米宽的便道，支起桌子就可以经营大排档了。晚上城管下班，这种占道经营的事情一般也没人来管。 罗飞继续询问：“还是刚才说的那个时间段，嗯……有没有不认识的人给你打过电话？” 林瑞麟摇头道：“不知道。” “不知道？”罗飞不太理解这个回复。 “因为我的手机关机了，”林瑞麟解释说，“昨天傍晚我老婆给我打电话，扯了些家里的杂事。她这个人嘴碎，屁大的事也能说半个多小时。结果把我的手机给打没电了。所以后来有没有人打电话给我，我就不知道了。” “哦？那你回家之后给手机充电了吗？” “充了啊，但是没开机。直到第二天起床以后才开机的。” 罗飞暗自点头：这就对了！昨晚林瑞麟的手机意外关机，导致嫌疑人无法拨通他的电话。而饭馆里人来人往，嫌疑人不便当众现身，他的杀戮计划因此搁置。等第二天林瑞麟开机的时候，警方已查到了正宜巷现场，嫌疑人也不敢再冒险和林瑞麟接触了。 想通了这个关节，罗飞紧绷的神经才真正放松下来。在这场凶险万状的追逐游戏中，警方终于有机会和嫌疑人站在了同一条起跑线上。这个机会的获取纯属侥幸。当林瑞麟对妻子的唠叨深感厌倦的时候，他绝不会想到这个女人竟救了自己一命！ 接连回答了一系列问题，林瑞麟这会儿也忍不住有话要问：“罗警官，到底是谁要跟我姓林的过不去？” 罗飞没有回答，他反问对方：“你觉得会是谁？”这几起案子嫌疑人目标明确，筹划周密，作案动机应该是很明确的。罗飞希望林瑞麟能凭直觉说出几个可疑的对象。 林瑞麟早就在心里琢磨过这事，立刻说道：“要说第一个可疑的，就是隔壁饭馆的韩松。我摆排档，他也摆排档，每天晚上都和我争地盘。我已经够忍着他的了，他却得寸进尺，前天桌子都快支到我店门口了。我骂了他两句，他就跟我发狠，说要找人砸了我的店什么的。” 罗飞“嗯”了一声：“还有吗？” “还有？”林瑞麟想了一会儿，“要不就是彭强那小子？他借了我七万块钱，好几年没还上。最近我催得急了点，把他惹毛了。但我们多少年的朋友了，不至于吧？” 罗飞继续问：“再想想，还有吗？” “还有……”林瑞麟眨了眨眼睛，他似乎想到了什么，但欲言又止。 罗飞提醒对方：“这是性命相关的事情，你对警方千万不能有所隐瞒。” 林瑞麟尴尬地揉了揉鼻子，说：“也可能是老曹。” “什么人？说全名。” “曹雨峰，我朋友……他老婆有点喜欢我，不知道这事是不是被老曹看出来了。” 所谓“他老婆有点喜欢我”不过是冠冕堂皇的说法，其实就是两人有了不正当男女关系。罗飞对此心知肚明。既然林瑞麟把这层关系都说出来了，那他应该已穷尽了自己心中的嫌疑人选。 罗飞转头吩咐小刘：“你把这三个人都记下来，派人去查一查。” “查一查？”林瑞麟有些诧异地半张着嘴，“你们也不知道是谁想害我？” “不知道。”罗飞实话实说，“根据我的判断，那家伙并不在你提到的这三人之中。” “那还会是谁？”林瑞麟盯着罗飞看了一会儿，又问，“既然你们什么都不知道，你们为什么说有人会害我？”他的眼睛瞪得老大，好像在说：你们不是在逗我吧？ 罗飞回视着对方，他觉得有必要将真实情况坦诚相告了。 “从昨天下午开始，市区接连发生了三起命案，都是同一人所为。凶手假扮成物流人员和受害人接触，然后通过一种特殊的手段杀害对方。到目前为止，警方对这个人身份还是一无所知。这家伙每次作案都会在现场留下一张快递单或者是物流提货单，其中送货人一栏填写的就是下一个受害人的名字。”说到此处，罗飞将一个证物袋推到林瑞麟面前，“你看看吧，这是他在第三起命案现场留下的东西。” 证物袋里封存着李小刚收到的提货单，上面清清楚楚写着林瑞麟的姓名和联系方式。 林瑞麟的脸色有些不对劲了。之前得到警方通知说有危险，林瑞麟本以为是有人放出口风要整自己，实际情况却大大出乎他的预料。虽然罗飞的描述已经很清楚了，但他还是忍不住要再确认一下：“前三个人……都死了？” “是的。而且死得很惨。” 林瑞麟脸颊上的肥肉抽搐着：“你说了，他们是被一种特殊的手段杀死的……” 罗飞郑重地点了点头。 林瑞麟的双手握在一起，手指间相互挤动着。他很想问问是什么“特殊的手段”，但罗飞沉重的表情又让他不敢开口。片刻之后他忽然抬起头来，冲着不远处站着的一个服务员喊道：“菜做好了没有？” 服务员回答说：“做好了。” 林瑞麟招招手，连说了两声：“端上来！端上来！” 服务员从后厨端出菜肴，有荤有素，有冷有热，有炒菜有煲汤，在圆桌的转盘上摆了一圈。一个厨师模样的小伙子跟在服务员身后，众人都退下了，他还陪在桌边。 林瑞麟拿起餐具招呼罗飞和小刘：“两位警官，请慢用，别客气。”他嘴上让别人不客气，自己倒是真不客气。只见他左手拨动转盘，右手挟着筷子，很快就把桌上的菜尝了个遍，末了还不忘品评一番：“这道响油鳝糊嫩是嫩的，但是油大了一点；烫干丝火候过了，所以口感有点发糟；鱼头汤倒是你做得最好的一次，我得喝上一大碗。” 说完这番话，林瑞麟果然给自己盛了满满一碗汤，而且还加上半片鱼头。他连吃带喝的，啧啧有声。 小刘看看站在桌旁的那个厨师小伙子，打趣说道：“你今天表现不错。你们老板尝了你的手艺，心情一下子就好了。” 厨师小伙子却乐不起来，他苦笑着说道：“你是不了解我们老板。他越是心情不好的时候才吃得越欢呢。” 林瑞麟正埋头吸吮鱼头。他似乎嫌弃小伙子多嘴，便抬起左手来挥了挥。小伙子会意，先行退下了。 等把一碗汤喝完，鱼头也啃完了，林瑞麟这才幽幽地叹了口气，既满足又惆怅似的。然后他抬眼看着罗飞：“那三个人到底是怎么死的？” 罗飞没有回答对方的提问，只赞叹了一句：“林老板真是好胃口。” “人生在世，要珍惜机会享受啊。”林瑞麟感慨道，“其他的东西都虚得很，只有吃到嘴里的美味才是最真实的。所以就算发生天大的事，也不会影响到我的胃口。” 罗飞专注地看着对方，感受着那种发自心底的惬意。片刻后他又开口问道：“所以说——美食就是你最大的欲望，对不对？” “没错。”林瑞麟愉快地看着罗飞，感觉找到了知己。兴致所至，他又侃侃而言，“古人说得好啊，食色，性也！在我看来，女色这东西实在是不靠谱，带来的麻烦远远多于快乐。还是美食最好！每天都能尝到新口味，随时随地满足你。它不会嫌你胖，不会嫌你老，不会抱怨说你不够温柔体贴；你对它不满意，只管痛快地倒进垃圾桶，重新换份新的。所以对我来说，美食才是生命中最精彩的东西。” 罗飞却要给对方当头浇一盆冷水：“但这种欲望可能会要了你的命。” “要了我的命？”林瑞麟咧着嘴笑道，“你担心我会把自己撑死？”一边说一边又夹起一筷子菜送进嘴里大嚼起来。 “我不是和你开玩笑，”罗飞用非常严肃的口吻提醒道，“那三个人就是死于自己的欲望。” “哦？”林瑞麟的笑容凝住了。他放下手里的筷子，眯起眼睛等待对方的详解。 罗飞便把赵丽丽三人死因讲述了一遍，林瑞麟一声不吭地听着，脸色越来越难看，末了疑疑惑惑地问道：“所以说他们三个，一个死是因为太爱漂亮，一个是色鬼想搞女人搞死的，还有一个是贪财贪死的？” “没错。按照这种规律来分析的话，如果嫌疑人要对你下手，很可能就会利用你的食欲。” “那他会让我怎么死呢？”林瑞麟自嘲般地苦笑着，“难道真要让我吃到撑死？” “更大的可能，”罗飞猜测着说道，“是让你在被催眠之后吃下他送来的某些致命的东西。” “致命的东西？河豚？或者是毒蘑菇？”林瑞麟在脑海中展开想象时竟情不自禁地舔了舔嘴唇，“那都是剧毒的，可又绝顶美味……要是摆在我面前了，我恐怕真的抵抗不了那个诱惑。” 欲望竟能如此地令人沉迷，也难怪那家伙能够连连得手。罗飞感受到一种无形的压力，他重重地叹了口气。 罗飞的叹息声让林瑞麟清醒过来，后者暂时挣脱了对美味的遐想，重新考量自己所面临的危机。很快他又提出了另一个问题：“罗警官，还有一件事我很不理解。那个凶手为什么要杀了我们几个？” 这也是罗飞最关心的症结所在。只有找到几个受害人之间的某种联系，才能判断出凶手的作案动机。于是他冲小刘使了个眼色，吩咐道：“把赵丽丽他们的照片拿给林老板看看。” 小刘把三个受害人资料照片送到林瑞麟面前：“你好好看看吧，对他们有没有印象。” “是个美女哦。”林瑞麟先是对着赵丽丽的照片赞了一句，然后又耸耸肩膀说，“但我肯定没见过这个人。” 罗飞冲林瑞麟扬了扬下巴，示意他翻看下一个。 下一张是姚舒瀚的照片。林瑞麟想了一会儿，最终还是摇摇头：“这个人……应该也没见过。” 罗飞也想不出姚赵二人的生活轨迹会和林瑞麟有什么交集。即便是吃饭，他们也不可能光顾这样的路边小店。 如此看来，这样的调查恐怕还是得不到什么线索。 就在罗飞即将失望的时刻，惊喜却在不经意间到来了。 “这小子我认识！”当林瑞麟翻看到李小刚的照片时，他立刻便拍着桌子叫起来。 罗飞精神一振，忙问：“他和你什么关系？” “半年前，这小子找过我一次别扭。”林瑞麟瞪眼盯着那照片又看了一会儿，再次确认道，“没错，就是他！” “半年前找过你的别扭？”罗飞分析对方的语意，“也就是说你和他并不熟悉？” “不熟不熟，就见过那一次面，我连他叫什么都不知道。但是那件事我印象很深的，所以绝对不会认错。”林瑞麟挥着胖胖的大手，情绪似乎有些激动。 只见过一次面！罗飞更加觉得有戏，这说明两人之间的关系非常简单，警方只要针对那一次事件挖掘线索即可！同时罗飞又在默默祈祷，希望这事确和凶案有关。毕竟龙州这个城市吧，说大不大，说小不小的，两个同城人的相遇也有可能只是一次巧合。 “具体是什么情况，赶快说说。”罗飞有些迫不及待地催促着。 林瑞麟这会儿倒不着急了，他看着罗飞，突然问出一个看似无关的问题：“罗警官，你吃过狗肉吗？” 罗飞照实回答说：“吃过。” 林瑞麟把身体往前凑了凑，追问道：“那你觉得味道怎么样？” “还不错吧。”其实罗飞对吃这一块很不在意，以前朋友请客时吃过狗肉，具体的味道也不太记得了。对方既然问了，他就配合着敷衍一下。 “岂止是不错！所谓'狗肉滚三滚，神仙站不稳'啊。尤其到了冬天，炖上一锅狗肉，那真是既美味又滋补。”林瑞麟满怀赞叹地说道，他还闭上眼睛深吸了一口气，好像真能闻到臆想中的香味。等睁开眼睛之后，他又显出遗憾的神态：“可惜龙州没有吃狗肉的传统。要想吃到正宗的狗肉，得到徐州沛县才行。” 徐州沛县的狗肉确实出名。汉高祖刘邦手下的名将樊哙就是沛县人，据说此人发迹前便以屠狗卖肉为生。由此可见沛县吃狗肉已有两千多年的历史，甚至被世人称为“狗肉之乡”。这些典故罗飞也算了解，但他更关心的是，林瑞麟和李小刚之间的纠葛和狗肉到底有什么关系呢？ 林瑞麟接下来正要说到此事。 “每年冬天，沛县对狗肉的需求量都很大，龙州又没几个人吃狗肉。我就在中间倒腾些贩狗的生意。半年前，我在龙州收了一批活狗，找了车准备拉到沛县去。没想到车在高速收费站那儿被一群人给拦下了。这帮人一个个跟神经病一样，非要我把这车狗全都放了。我凭什么啊？这些狗是我花钱收来的，不偷不抢，有合法的运输证，你说放就放啊？于是我们就吵起来了，”林瑞麟伸出一根手指在李小刚的照片上点了点，“当时就是这小子跟我吵得最凶，差点没动手。” That's what happened!龙州确实有很多养狗爱狗的人，他们对吃狗肉这样的事情极为反感。李小刚自己虽然不养狗，但他是在网上经销宠物用品的，和这帮爱狗人士混在一起也合情合理。再联想到赵丽丽也爱狗如命，罗飞忽然有了个合理的猜测。他便把赵丽丽和姚舒瀚的照片翻出来，再次向林瑞麟问道：“你再好好想想，这两个人当时在不在那群人中间？” 林瑞麟很快回答说：“不在。” 罗飞不太甘心地追问：“他们有多少人？” “那可不少。陆陆续续来了得有七八十号，汽车在路边停了一排。” “这么多人的话你会不会记不清楚了？”罗飞有些担心地问道，“也许这两人就在里面，只是表现得不够突出。” “这个男人另说，但这个女人如果在的话，我怎么会记不清？”林瑞麟把赵丽丽的照片推到罗飞面前，“这样的女人哪怕只在大街上看过一眼，也会忘不了的。” 确实，照片上的女人如此美丽，足以让任何一个男人过目不忘。罗飞无法反驳林瑞麟的逻辑，他只能认可赵丽丽不在场的说法。 赵丽丽如果不在，那姚舒瀚也没有出现的理由。难道这事真的只和李小刚有关？ 罗飞需要知道更多的细节，他便继续询问：“后来这事是怎么解决的？” 林瑞麟说：“后来我报警了。警察来了之后也支持我，不允许那帮人继续拦车。但这帮神经病还是不依不饶的，搞得警察也没办法了，只好在中间和稀泥。最后商议出一个折中的方案：我以成本价把所有的狗卖给这帮人，他们愿意怎么处理就怎么处理。” “这稀泥和得倒是不错，”罗飞评论道，“至少你没有亏本。” “表面上没亏，实际上还是亏了，”林瑞麟不满地嘟囔着，“这车狗要是拉到沛县，一转手我能挣两三万呢。” “你卖给他们多少钱？” “五万块。” “这钱谁出的？” “那帮人自己凑起来的，具体谁出多出少我就不知道了。” “嗯。”罗飞想了想，又问，“他们最后怎么处理那些狗呢？” “我不知道。拿到钱我就走了，这帮神经病，我一分钟也不想多待！” 从林瑞麟这里貌似已得不到更多的信息，罗飞开始思量下一步的侦破计划。筹谋片刻之后，他吩咐身旁的助手：“你调几个人手过来，排查一下附近的监控记录。另外联系110指挥中心，查一下林老板说的那件事是哪个警察经手处理的。” 小刘应了句：“明白。” 虽然昨晚林瑞麟的手机意外关机致使嫌疑人的行动受阻，但那家伙很可能已经到达过百汇路一带。所以排查附近的监控记录或许能重新发现对手的行踪。而寻找半年前出警的警察则是为了查清那场涉狗纠纷的更多细节。罗飞这两步棋都是根据最新情况作出的安排，思路清晰，目标明确。 可是林瑞麟却觉得对方漏了点什么，他忍不住要提醒一下：“我呢？你们准备怎么保护我？” 罗飞果断说道：“你跟我们走。从今天开始，你吃住都在刑警队里，直到我们抓住那个凶手。” “啊？”林瑞麟露出为难的神色，“你们刑警队的伙食怎么样啊？” 罗飞一脸严肃：“美味不敢说，但至少不会要了你的命！”