Chapter 5 Chapter Three: The Phantom

In the pitch darkness, a dazzling light suddenly shone on Fang Yuan's face.Fang Yuan propped her body up with one hand, and blocked the light with the other, her mind was in a mess.A hand stretched out from the ray of light and helped her up. When Su Ya heard Mei Gan's miserable cry, Fang Yuan had already run away before Su Ya had time to react.When she wanted to follow up, the corridor was already dark, and the sound of Fang Yuan's footsteps suddenly disappeared.She took out the spare flashlight from her backpack, and hurriedly followed. On the way, she could already see the lights in the direction of the laboratory, and was about to speed up her pace, when she heard a scream that didn't sound like a human voice, and the lights went out instantly. My heart is about to jump out of my throat.

Su Ya paused for a while, and because she was concerned about Fang Yuan's safety, she bit the bullet and came outside the laboratory, just as she saw Fang Yuan falling to the ground.Su Ya pulled Fang Yuan up, and the two girls hugged each other, feeling each other's rapid heartbeat. Everything was still, the entire third floor, only the slight dripping sound from the bathroom. Su Ya didn't dare to get close to the pathology laboratory, looked at Fang Yuan, and finally opened those two thin lips: "Plum dry, how are you?" Fang Yuan took a few deep breaths and said with difficulty, "I don't know... Is he dead..."

Su Ya was silent, the air was extremely heavy.After a long time, she continued to ask: "Who wants to kill him?" "I don't know, I didn't see that thing at all." Fang Yuan gently broke away from Su Ya's embrace, and stroked her hair. Su Ya noticed that Fang Yuan used "that thing" instead.thing?So maybe it's not human?If it was a human being, Fang Yuan would not describe it like this. There seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the experimental building.The strange thing is that this bloody smell is not disgusting, but inexplicably arouses the appetite.Perhaps, Fang Yuan was already a little hungry.After Meigan let out that earth-shattering scream, she never made another sound.Time froze, and the air also froze, and the atmosphere in the entire experimental building was that kind of dull suffocation, which made people dare not act rashly.

Fang Yuan leaned against the wall and asked, "Su Ya, did you feel the violent vibration of the experimental building just now?" Su Ya pondered and said: "It seems to have shaken a bit, but it's not very violent." Why did Fang Yuan fall down from the shock, but Su Ya was fine?Could it be that the shock just now happened only in the pathology laboratory?If so, why the vibration?Could it be that the legend of the drifting space is true? Fang Yuan followed the light of the flashlight and glanced at the pathology laboratory, trying her best to calm herself down.What about prunes?Is he alive or dead in the pathology laboratory?

"Su Ya, give me the flashlight." "what are you going to do?" "I want to get close to the window and see how the prunes are doing." "Are you still going? Just now..." Fang Yuan walked up to Su Ya, stretched out her hand, and looked at Su Ya. Su Ya gritted her teeth, and handed the flashlight to Fang Yuan angrily: "Go, you go by yourself, I won't go. I don't care whether he lives or dies!" Fang Yuan took the flashlight, and the light entered the pathology laboratory through the glass window. Mei Gan was lying straight on the floor of the pathology laboratory, his pale face turned to the side of the window, motionless, and a few wisps of blood slowly flowed from his forehead and the corners of his mouth to the ground.His eyes widened without brilliance, staring straight at Fang Yuan, full of pain and despair.The hands and feet are stretched out, limp, like dead fish placed on the floor in the vegetable market.

Plums are dead? ! Fang Yuan covered her mouth to prevent herself from screaming.In fact, she couldn't scream even if she wanted to.A deep sorrow overwhelmed her in an instant, and her whole body seemed to be emptied by something. Su Ya couldn't get it right, but seeing Fang Yuan standing there in a daze, she couldn't help but slowly moved closer.Su Ya only took one look at Mei Gan, but she didn't want to look at it any more, feeling sick to her stomach. "Let's go out and call the police." Fang Yuan did not give up, and walked around the pathology laboratory.Since the experimental equipment in the pathology laboratory was lost many times, the school deliberately strengthened the security measures of this laboratory.The windows were closed without leaving a gap.Plexiglass, most people can't open it at all.The door is also a special anti-theft door, which is strong and tightly locked.Fang Yuan pushed hard, but there was no way to push it away.

"What are you doing?" Su Ya asked. "I'll see if I can find a way to get in, Meigan may be saved!" "You're crazy! Everyone's dead, can we be saved? Fang Yuan!" Su Ya almost pulled Fang Yuan away by force. The two of them fled to the bottom of the experimental building.Fang Yuan took a deep breath, the air outside is better, it is fresh and cool, and the flowers left over from the heavy rain are stubbornly swaying a faint fragrance.The stars and the moon are dark and dark clouds are densely covered. The campus in the night is covered with a layer of black tulle, and thick or light haze has accumulated.

The light in the school guard's office near the school gate was still on, like a glowing firefly, faintly glowing yellow, and it seemed warm in the dark and humid campus. "Let's go to the school guard first." Fang Yuan knew that there must be someone staying in the school guard's office at this time. The two held hands and walked side by side on the quiet and deserted campus path, with only the sound of "rustling" wind in their ears.Fang Yuan looked back from time to time, she always felt that there was something nearby that made her feel uneasy.Looking at Moon Lake from a distance, I don't know if it's because of the light or the water quality. The surface of the lake is not smooth at all, as if there are many, many tiny things wriggling slightly.

The two soon arrived at the school guard's office. Su Ya knocked on the door, and opened the door without waiting for a response.Xu Tian was sitting in the office, holding a book in his hands, looking at the door through the black-rimmed glasses, and glanced at Su Ya, and soon stayed on Fang Yuan's face.When he got up in a hurry, the book in his hand hit the table and fell to the ground. "Fang Yuan? Why are you here...it's so late, what's the matter?" Xu Tian beckoned them to sit down, and was busy pouring water. "Quick! Call the police! The dried plum is dead!" When Fang Yuan took the paper cup from Xu Tian, ​​Xu Tian's hand shook, and some water spilled out. Fortunately, it was only lukewarm water.

"The plum is dead?" Xu Tian was stunned, "Are you sure?" "If you are told to call the police, call the police. Why are you asking so many questions!" Su Ya had already found a chair and sat down, and said angrily. Xu Tian was still in deep thought, reaching for the phone. At this time, the door was knocked open with a "bang". Han Jun came back from patrolling outside the campus and frowned when he saw two girls suddenly appearing in the office: "It's you two again! Why don't you go back to sleep so late? What are you messing around here?!"

"Captain, they say Meigan is dead." "What!" Han Jun rushed to Xu Tian at once, "What did you say? The plum is dead?" Xu Tian looked at Fang Yuan and Su Ya. Han Jun turned to look at the two girls, looking fierce, as if he was about to eat them: "What's going on? Tell me quickly!" Su Ya was already at odds with Han Jun, and seeing his aggressive look, she didn't take it seriously, she hummed, and simply turned her head away to ignore him.Fang Yuan understood Han Jun's feelings. After all, Han Jun and Mei Gan were good friends in the same dormitory. She said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, Mei Gan is locked in the pathology laboratory of the experimental building. Let's hurry up, maybe there will be a rescuer." .” Before he finished speaking, Han Jun rushed out of the school guard's office like an enraged leopard. After Xu Tian finished calling the police and walked out of the school guard's office, Han Jun was no longer in sight.Fang Yuan and Su Ya then came out and saw Xu Tian staring at the experimental building in a daze. Fang Yuan felt a little strange. It stands to reason that Xu Tian should rush to the experimental building immediately to help Han Jun deal with the aftermath.But judging by his appearance, he didn't seem to want to go.Fang Yuan suddenly remembered that Xu Tian was also a witness at the scene when Chen Anqi died mysteriously. Could it be that he also had something hidden like Mei Gan? Su Ya was impatient, she didn't think too much, she urged Xu Tian: "Why are you in a daze, hurry up and help!" Xu Tian gave Su Ya a meaningful look, but didn't answer her. After thinking about it, he finally walked towards the experimental building.Fang Yuan and Su Ya glanced at each other, holding hands, followed behind silently. The three of them walked into the experimental building. Before reaching the third floor, they heard Han Jun's roar and the loud crash of the iron door from a distance. The three quickened their pace and went up to the third floor, where Han Jun was kicking the door with his feet.Xu Tian stepped forward and hugged Han Jun: "Captain, calm down, this is not the way." "Meigan...he...dead..." Han Jun's tears fell, and a big man actually cried out in front of Fang Yuan and Su Ya. Xu Tian comforted Han Jun a few words.After all, Han Jun is a character, knowing that this will not help, he went to the bathroom, stuck his head under the faucet and drenched, his head was wet, and his mind cleared up. Xu Tian walked around the pathology laboratory to make sure that the laboratory was airtight. "Captain, did you see dried plums?" Xu Tian shone a flashlight into the pathology laboratory. The wet-haired Han Jun stroked his hair: "Yeah, I saw Meigan lying in the middle of the laboratory, covered in blood, lying dead on the ground... We have to open the door quickly, maybe we can be saved." "But..." Xu Tian groaned, "Why can't I find him." "How come? Look again." Han Jun leaned over suspiciously, shining his flashlight everywhere. In the beams of several flashlights, the floor of the laboratory was empty. "Strange, I saw it just now. Fang Yuan, where did you see him?" Han Jun's face turned blue. Fang Yuan felt extremely strange at this time, she clearly saw the plums lying in the center of the laboratory, but now where her finger was, there was no shadow of the plums, not even a bloodstain. The laboratory is airtight and cannot be opened without a key.And this iron door is specially made, and only three keys that come with the door can be opened.This kind of key has a complicated structure and needs to be manufactured by special machinery, which cannot be copied by ordinary locksmiths.Meigan obviously died in the pathology laboratory, how could it suddenly disappear?In such a short period of time, it is impossible for someone to break into the laboratory and hide with Mei Gan's body. Su Ya looked confused and muttered to herself: "Drift laboratory...another person is missing..." The other three people turned their faces to stare at Su Ya at the same time, staring at Su Ya terrifiedly: "You don't want to look at me like this... I'm just guessing randomly..." Han Jun waved his hand, as if he wanted to wave away the heavy haze that enveloped him: "Stop talking! Xu Tian, ​​have you called the police?" "Reported!" "Why haven't you come yet?" No one answered Han Jun's question, and everyone thought the same thing. Han Jun thought for a while and said, "I'll go and see, the three of you stay here, don't move around, and protect the scene." Xu Tian was noncommittal, Su Ya wanted to go back to the dormitory, but was stopped by Fang Yuan: "The criminal police are coming soon, you are a witness, if you go back now, you will be called over, why don't you just wait here." More than ten minutes later, Han Jun came with two young criminal police officers, who appeared to be 110 patrol officers.In addition, there is a country boy about eighteen or nineteen years old who is dressed plainly.Xu Tian recognized that the boy was a relative of the original janitor, Lao Gu, who was sick, so he was asked to take over temporarily.I don't know his name, but everyone calls him Xiao Gu. Xiao Gu was very shy, following at the end, he didn't dare to look directly at the two girls, he looked very shy.The criminal policeman asked him if he saw anyone coming in and out, and if there was anything unusual at that time, he tried to answer by nodding or shaking his head as much as possible. If he really wanted to speak, it was also very brief.The accent is not from Nanjiang, the tongue seems to be a little curled, and the words are slurred. The taller policeman asked Fang Yuan, Su Ya, and the others to find out the situation, and the other shorter policeman asked Han Jun to find a way to open the door first.There are three keys, one for the logistics department, one for Mei Gan, the student union cadre in charge of managing the laboratory, and one for the experiment teacher, He Wei.Han Jun didn't think much, and went directly to the experiment teacher He Wei.He lived in the teacher's dormitory of Nanjiang Medical College. He was not married yet and was sleeping soundly. He was woken up by Han Jun's knock on the door and hurriedly dragged to the pathology laboratory. He Wei searched among the thick bunch of keys, his hands trembling, and after searching for a long time, he finally found the one from the pathology laboratory. Several people entered the laboratory and pressed the switch of the fluorescent light, but there was no response, and it probably exploded.The two detectives asked everyone to stay at the door, and they searched the pathology laboratory carefully.They searched all the places where people could hide, but they didn't find Mei Gan's body. The short criminal policeman was not happy: "You college students too, why don't you make fun of us? You will be legally responsible for reporting a false case!" Fang Yuan and the others insisted at first that they had indeed seen Mei Gan's body, which made the short detective furious and almost took them back to the police station for interrogation.Fortunately, He Wei was present. After all, he was old and well-versed in the world. He tried his best to smooth things over, saying that the students were playing around with each other, and these students were also deceived.Coupled with the fact that the tall criminal policeman was also in a hurry to go back, the two criminal policemen left the medical school angrily. After the criminal policeman left, He Wei asked what happened, but he was also puzzled after listening. "Fang Yuan, are you sure you read correctly?" "No." "Su Ya, and Han Jun, have you all seen it with your own eyes?" The two nodded. "This is strange. The three of you said that you saw Mei Gan's body with your own eyes. Could it be that he came back alive from the laboratory and walked out by himself?" "Wouldn't that be a zombie?" Su Ya didn't believe it. "Or, the three of you are all wrong..." He Wei shook his head again, "It stands to reason that the three of you are all wrong, that's impossible!" "Or, as the criminal police speculated, Mei Gan was deliberately joking? But it's too absurd to make such a joke." Several people discussed for a long time, but in the end there was still no result.He Wei had no choice but to let everyone go back to rest first, and then look for plums after dawn tomorrow. When he was about to leave, Xu Tian suddenly said, "Teacher He, wait a minute, I wonder if the plums are in other laboratories?" He Wei's eyes lit up: "Yes, there is such a possibility. Or, you misread the laboratory. Or, which laboratory is Meigan hiding in?" He Wei found out the key and searched for each laboratory one by one.However, after searching for a long time, I still found nothing. Prunes aren't in any of the labs in the lab building! Tales of Drift is on everyone's mind.But that is just a legend, and no one wants to say it at a time like this.After finding the last laboratory, everyone broke up and went back to rest. Fang Yuan and Su Ya returned to the girls' dormitory in 441 and fell asleep. That night, Fang Yuan had a strange dream. She dreamed that she had become a humble little creature, insignificant in the vast universe, avoiding the pursuit of natural enemies all the time, and the violent storm. attack.She lived very tired, almost every minute and every second, she was trying to survive, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't change her living environment.In the end, she was desperate, and jumped into the surging torrent from the cliff, and was sucked in by the endless vortex, slowly sinking, sinking deeper and deeper, the deeper the body was, the more oppressed her body was, until her flesh and blood almost spattered out! This dream made Fang Yuan sleep extremely tired.For a while, she was like a butterfly in Zhuang Zhou's dream, not knowing if the dream was real or if it was real now.She thought of the multiverse theory, maybe, in another universe, she in another place is the humble creature in the dream. When Fang Yuan woke up, it was already dawn.She was so tired that she fell asleep until eight o'clock in one breath.When she opened her eyes, Su Ya was sitting beside her bed, her face was pale, she was looking straight at Fang Yuan, as if she had been waiting for her to wake up.Then, she said something that Fang Yuan couldn't believe: "Mei Gan is dead! His body has been found!" Fang Yuan jumped up from the bed in shock, her eyes widened: "What did you say?" Su Ya said unhurriedly: "The dried plum is dead, and it is in the pathology laboratory. This morning, the next class was going to do the pathology test. Before the door was opened, the students found the dried plum lying in a pool of blood. Miserable, lying on the floor with his face sideways stiff, with a big hole in his head." Fang Yuan could imagine the scene where the students were shocked. Mei Gan's face contorted in fear would definitely make the students scream.Now, she was even more shocked than those students.Last night, she saw Meigan's strange death in the pathology laboratory, but when they came back again, Meigan's body was missing.She had hoped that it was just a prank by Meigan, and she could still see alive Meigan appearing on the campus after dawn.However, hope is just hope after all, and Fang Yuan herself is not aware of the bleakness of this kind of hope.Now that Mei Gan's death was finally confirmed, she felt a sense of relief, and the stone hanging in the air in her heart finally fell down.However, why did Mei Gan's body appear in the pathology laboratory again? Fang Yuan couldn't figure it out, and she didn't have time to figure it out at this moment.Fang Yuan got up in a hurry, washed up, and rushed to the experiment building with Su Ya.At this time, the experimental building has been controlled by the police. In order to protect the crime scene, other people are strictly prohibited from entering or leaving. Xiao Qiang and Feng Jing, who came last time, were in charge. They directed other criminal policemen to take pictures, investigate and collect evidence.Fang Yuan and Su Ya came at the right time, and Xiao Qiang was about to call all the people present last night to ask what happened. Fang Yuan, Su Ya, Xu Tian, ​​Han Jun, He Wei, and Xiao Gu each narrated their experiences last night.It took more than three hours to take notes, and after they finished taking notes, it was already noon, but Xiao Qiang didn't have the slightest appetite.The testimonies of the six people are consistent with each other and can basically be confirmed to be true.But all in all, there are too many doubts about Mei Gan's death. The two girls, Fang Yuan and Su Ya, were the first witnesses at the scene. According to them, it was Mei Gan who took the initiative to ask Fang Yuan to meet in the pathology laboratory. It seemed that she wanted to tell Fang Yuan some extremely important secrets, and these secrets would directly affect the The life and death of Meigan.The testimonies of Fang Yuan and Su Ya indicated that Mei Gan had died when they first went to the pathology laboratory, and the death was horrific.However, they did not find the murderer who killed Umegan.Fang Yuan insisted that at that time she could see clearly that the fluorescent lights in the pathology laboratory were on, and Mei Gan, who was in fear and despair, was being tortured inhumanely, but no one else could be seen in the pathology laboratory.Before that, in the bathroom next to the pathology laboratory, Fang Yuan turned on the faucet and blood flowed out—it was later confirmed that the blood remaining in the bathroom belonged to Mei Gan himself.Su Ya's testimony confirmed from the side that what Fang Yuan said was true.However, according to what Fang Yuan said, Mei Gan was murdered by an invisible force.How could Xiao Qiang believe this? After that, Fang Yuan and Su Ya ran to the school guard's office for help, and told Xu Tian and Han Jun who came back from patrol.Han Jun first arrived at the pathology laboratory and found dead plums inside.However, after Fang Yuan, Su Ya, and Xu Tian arrived, the dried plums in the laboratory mysteriously disappeared!The pathology laboratory can only be opened with a special key, and there are only three such keys.The logistics department has one, Mei Gan has one, and the experiment teacher He Wei has one.It was confirmed that the one in the logistics department had been kept in the safe and had not been taken out for use.The experiment teacher He Wei claimed that he always carried the key with him and never borrowed it. He was indeed called from the bed by Han Jun that night.The remaining key is on Mei Gan, and this one is most likely to be a tool for committing crimes.However, the police found the key to the laboratory on the dead Meigan.After Meigan died, how did his body disappear from the pathology laboratory?If Mei Gan was really killed by others, how did the murderer do all this?How could the murderer kill Mei Gan in the brightly lit laboratory without being discovered by Fang Yuan Suya?How could the murderer hide the body in the interval between when Han Jun found Mei Gan's body and when Fang Yuan and the others came to the pathology laboratory?Even if the murderer is extremely smart and has a way to hide the corpse, where can he hide the corpse in such a short time?At Xu Tian's suggestion, He Wei took them to search the entire laboratory of the experimental building, and there was no place for the murderer and Mei Gan's corpses.The most puzzling thing is, why did the murderer let Mei Gan's body back to the pathology laboratory after all this was done with great difficulty?Gatekeeper Xiaogu confirmed that, except for two 110 patrol officers who opened the gate when they came in, the gate was locked at other times, and no one was seen coming in or out. There is no way to answer all of them.Unless Fang Yuan and the others are all lying.But many years of criminal investigation experience told Xiao Qiang that the confessions of the six people confirmed each other, and the fit was so ingenious that it was impossible for them to collude with each other, so they should be true and credible. But if none of them lied, how to explain what happened?During the investigation, Xiao Qiang accidentally learned that there has been a legend of drifting space circulating in the pathology laboratory.If there is such a space for drifting, then everything is easy to explain.The pathology laboratory is originally a transformation door connecting other dimensions. Under certain factors, Meigan was attacked by the power of other dimensions and lost her life. This is why Fang Yuan could not see the murderer who murdered Meigan.Then, after Fang Yuan and Su Ya left, Mei Gan's body was drawn into other dimensions through the transformation door, so Fang Yuan, Su Ya and the others did not find Mei Gan's body when they came to the pathology laboratory again.In the end, He Wei led others to check all the laboratories in the experimental building, and left without finding anything. In the long dark night, due to some coincidence, Mei Gan's body floated back from other dimensions.In other words, if the legend of the drifting space is true, a series of weird events from last night to now can be explained. However, as an experienced criminal policeman, Xiao Qiang couldn't believe such an illusory legend about the drifting space.He was originally an atheist.History told him that many unbelievable cases usually just use the illusion of ordinary people.Those excellent magicians rely on it to perform all kinds of magical magic programs.Xiao Qiang firmly believes that all of this is just a trick carefully set up by criminals.The problem is, he has no clue about this trick now.At first, Chen Anqi died mysteriously, but he didn't take it seriously, thinking that with his own ability, it would be a matter of time to solve the case.But Chen Anqi had just died, the investigation had not yet started, and Mei Gan died mysteriously. There were too many unexplainable mysterious phenomena in the two cases, so he really felt troubled. Xiao Qiang took out a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep breath.He had quit smoking, but he still couldn't help smoking a few cigarettes every time he encountered a problem.The scenery inside Nanjiang Medical College is beautiful, the courtyard is deep, and there is an atmosphere of tranquility and innocence everywhere.Who would have thought that in this bright and clean air, the evil smile of the devil is also wandering.Wherever there are desires, there are demons, and innocent college campuses are no exception.Xiao Qiang faintly felt that the death of the two students would not be that simple.If the truth cannot be found out quickly, perhaps, this is only the beginning. Xiao Qiang reviewed the testimonies of the six people again, carefully scrutinized, but there was still nothing to gain.Fang Yuan, Su Ya, Xu Tian, ​​Han Jun, He Wei, Xiao Gu, the names of the six witnesses, Xiao Qiang stared at each of them, and then stopped on Xu Tian. Xu Tian didn't seem to want to see Xiao Qiang, he excused that he was hungry and wanted to have lunch, and left in a hurry.Feng Jing said a lot of good things, but he still didn't buy it.In the end, Feng Jing had no choice but to use her trump card: "Xu Tian, ​​if you don't go to see our team Xiao, I'll let the male colleagues escort you there!" Xu Tian looked at the strong male policemen beside him, smiled wryly, and obediently followed Feng Jing to see Xiao Qiang.Xiao Qiang had been waiting for a long time. As soon as Feng Jing and Xu Tian entered, Xiao Qiang said to Feng Jing: "I said, Miss Feng, is it so difficult for you to invite someone to come? Fortunately, it is just a college student. If you are asked to come Entrepreneurs and government officials, why don’t you wait until next year?” Feng Jing didn't speak, she pursed her lips tightly, glanced at Xu Tian from time to time, lowered her head, and acted like a little girl full of grievances.Xu Tian couldn't hold back anymore, and coughed a few times: "Captain Xiao, you can't blame Police Officer Feng, it's my fault. Look, it's already twelve o'clock, and I'm hungry. I wanted to finish my meal first before coming to see you." Xiao Qiang took a meaningful look at Xu Tian: "I think our Detective Xu has ghosts in his heart, so he doesn't want to see me, Zhong Kui who catches ghosts." Xu Tian also smiled: "What's wrong with me, could it be that our police officer Xiao has evidence to prove that the murderer is me?" Xiao Qiang waved his hand: "Xu Tian, ​​don't make circles with me, Mei Gan was killed last night, you are a witness at the scene, don't you have no clues?" Xu Tian immediately replied: "What clues can I have? With Captain Xiao around, why do people like me gossip?" Xiao Qiang's complexion sank: "Okay, Xu Tian, ​​don't be silly. You know, this is a vicious serial murder case, and the dead are all medical talents carefully trained by our country, and they are also your classmates and friends who get along day and night. It's not a joke. If you don't solve the problem as soon as possible and bring the murderer to justice, I don't know how many people will die. I invite you here for no other purpose. I just want to ask you, what do you think about what happened last night? view?" Xu Tian's lips moved a few times, he hesitated to speak, pondered for a moment, then shook his head. Seeing Xu Tian's expression, Xiao Qiang knew that he must have discovered something, but for some reason, he was unwilling to say it now.Xiao Qiang smiled and tried to dispel Xu Tian's worries: "Xu Tian, ​​just say it, just treat it as a mutual exchange between detective and reasoning lovers. Don't worry, it doesn't matter if you make a mistake." Xu Tian was still hesitating, hesitating: "Captain Xiao, to tell you the truth, I have some personal opinions on Mei Gan's death. However, I haven't figured out a lot of things now, and I'm at a loss. I can't figure it out. No Evidence, doubting others casually, may affect you as a case investigator. If you believe me, give me some more time and let me think about it. I figured it out, and I will be the first to tell you." Xiao Qiang knew that Xu Tian didn't want to talk, so it would be futile to ask any more.He chuckled, quickly wrote a few words on the paper with a pen, and handed it to Xu Tian: "Actually, before you came, I had read the testimonies of the six of you in detail, and I knew the truth. Looking for you Come, just to prove it. Look, is it this person?" Xu Tian glanced at the black words on the white paper, his body trembled slightly, he pursed his lips and did not answer, but he did not argue, which was tantamount to acquiescing. Xiao Qiang took out a lighter, lit the white paper, and burned it to ashes, and then said: "Xu Tian, ​​I didn't take immediate action because I didn't want to make a big fuss and cause panic in the medical school. So, please understand me, cooperate with our police, and find the police as soon as possible. Produce strong evidence to end this nightmarish serial murder case. Otherwise, the next target is likely to be Fang Yuan, Su Ya and the others in the 441 girls' dormitory." Xu Tian's eyes suddenly sharpened in an instant, and his whole body exuded a fierce and aggressive aura, not at all like a college student, even Xiao Qiang, who had been through the rivers and lakes for a long time, was shocked.In a very short time, at most two or three seconds, Xu Tian returned to his usual quiet and dull scholarly appearance, but Xiao Qiang was still deeply impressed by that breathtaking aura. After thinking about it, Xiao Qiang already understood.He mentioned Fang Yuan just now, and Xu Tian has a special feeling for Fang Yuan.Yes, Xu Tian is secretly in love with Fang Yuan.Secret love is almost an emotional experience that every young man and woman must go through. Pure love, sincerity, without any impurities, a pure heart with simple thinking, is willing to sacrifice everything for the one you love.Xiao Qiang had also experienced it back then, so he could naturally understand Xu Tian's mood at this time. "Don't worry, Captain Xiao, Fang Yuan will be fine." Xu Tian said softly, his tone was understated but confident.After finishing speaking, Xu Tian dropped Xiao Qiang and left. Xu Tian met Fang Yuan on the way to the cafeteria. She was standing in front of the grove.Because of Chen Anqi's death, the grove was protected by the school, and simple railings were surrounded with ropes, and a bulletin board for prohibiting entry was erected beside the road.Fang Yuan turned a blind eye to these and just stared blankly at the lush and dense banyan tree branches thoughtfully. Xu Tian didn't disturb her, and stood quietly behind her. After an unknown amount of time, Fang Yuan suddenly turned around and met Xu Tian's eyes, both of them were a little surprised. "What are you standing here for?" Fang Yuan recognized Xu Tian. "That's exactly what I want to ask you. What are you doing here?" Xu Tian was at a loss, and deliberately asked back, counterattacking instead of defending. "After eating, I didn't take a nap so early. I just walked here. I thought this old banyan tree was very interesting, so I admired it more." "Yeah, me too." Xu Tian said shyly. "Really? You also came here casually after eating?" "Ok." "Why do I hear some strange noises?" "what sound?" "It seems to be the sound of someone's stomach growling." Fang Yuan burst into a smile, like a hundred flowers blooming in spring.This Xu Tian is really dull. Xu Tian blushed, a little embarrassed, touched his head, and changed the subject: "Where is Su Ya, why didn't you see her?" "She couldn't get used to the food in the cafeteria, so she went to eat in restaurants outside." "She is really delicate. By the way, why do you look so devoted to this tree?" "Don't you think this tree is weird? Look at the other trees on the campus, they are old and desolate, and have lost all their leaves, but this old banyan tree keeps growing wildly, lush and lush, no wonder others Said there is a dryad in here!" Xu Tian, ​​however, seemed to be struck by lightning, and suddenly froze, staring blankly at the old banyan tree, and murmured to himself: "So, that's how it is." "What are you talking about?" Fang Yuan was at a loss. "It's nothing, I finally figured out the truth about Mei Gan's death last night. Thank you for reminding me." Xu Tian exuded that fierce and aggressive aura again, like a general in battle. "Did I remind you?" Fang Yuan still didn't understand. "Yes, everything that happened was because of it—the tree demon!" Xu Tian looked through the old banyan tree, looking at the girls' dormitory in front of him, full of confidence. "Dad?" "Yes, the dryad, everything is because of the dryad." Xu Tian looked a little excited, rubbing his hands, but seemed to not know where to start. Fang Yuan was a little disappointed. If Xu Tian attributed everything to tree demons, what would be the difference from those freshmen in the cafeteria? "Well, then, Xu Tian, ​​I'm going back to rest, goodbye." "Wait a minute..." Xu Tian stopped Fang Yuan, "Can you find out something for me?" "What's up?" "Go to the girls' dormitory and help me find out about Huang Jiawen, especially her relationship." "Huang Jiawen?" Fang Yuan remembered that the missing girl was said to have been swallowed up by a tree demon. "Yes, don't ask so many questions. Remember to ask who was pursuing her back then. This matter is very important, don't forget it. Also, don't trust others, Mei Gan was murdered , the murderer is among us!" Xu Tianqian warned, with a solemn expression, "You have to inquire in private, so that no one will notice...you have to pay attention to safety." Fang Yuan wanted to ask more questions, but Xu Tian hurried away as if he couldn't help but feel anxious.It seemed that in his heart, the identity of the murderer was basically confirmed, and now he was in a hurry to find evidence. The murderer is among us?Fang Yuan was not stupid either, after a moment of contemplation, she already knew who Xu Tian was referring to.But, how could it be him?Why did he murder Prunes?How did he do all this?What's the relationship between him and the dryad?It's unbelievable what happened. Fang Yuan went back to the female dormitory of 441 sullenly. The door of the dormitory was ajar.Su Ya is back?Why didn't I meet him? "Su Ya?" The bedroom door opened slowly, and a woman appeared in front of Fang Yuan, but it was Qin Yue, her former homeroom teacher. Qin Yue was wearing a light green professional suit, her hair was combed into a shawl and wavy, looking fresh and elegant.Two years ago, He Jianhui was arrested and forcibly detained in Qingshan Mental Hospital.At that time, Qin Yuegang and He Jianhui registered their marriage, and she took over He Jianhui's computer company as He Jianhui's wife.That small computer company is not worth much, what is valuable is the copyright of a set of corporate financial monitoring software designed by He Jianhui.Qin Yue resold the computer company and the copyright of the set of financial monitoring software to a domestic high-tech enterprise, and successfully cashed in a huge sum of millions of yuan.Unexpectedly, two years later, Qin Yue would appear in front of Fang Yuan again. "Fang Yuan!" Qin Yue was a little surprised when she saw Fang Yuan, as if she had met a relative, she hurried forward. "Teacher Qin..." Fang Yuan was a little surprised, she took a few steps, stretched out her arms to hug Qin Yue, but suddenly remembered something, and retracted her outstretched arms embarrassingly. Qin Yue and Fang Yuan glanced at each other, and the kind of affection that was gushing out quickly cooled down.Qin Yue finally realized that it was impossible for her and Fang Yuan to be as close as they were two years ago.There is always an insurmountable wall between two people. 当年，萧静怀疑何剑辉心理出现问题，利用催眠术诱导441 女生寝室的女生们自杀，恳求秦月的帮助。秦月竟然无情地拒绝了，结果陶冰儿被何剑辉诱导自杀身亡，萧静却只能眼睁睁地看着束手无策。秦月直到拿到与何剑辉的结婚证书，在法律上获得何剑辉的财产支配权后，才配合萧静擒拿了何剑辉。（详见） 后来，方媛才知道，秦月的父亲原本就是南江医学院里赫赫有名的心理学教授。方媛怀疑，秦月其实一直是知情的，甚至何剑辉的心理变异也有可能是她一手造成的。 秦月上下打量着方媛：“两年了，你成熟了很多。” 方媛勉强挤出几分笑容：“秦老师，好久不见了，你坐，我去给你倒杯茶。” 秦月摇了摇手：“不用了，我是特意来看看你的。看到你现在这样，我就放心了。” 一股暖意涌进心房，方媛竟也有些感动，毕竟，秦月曾经待她很好，如亲姐姐般。可是，无论如何，方媛都不能理解，秦月会为了何剑辉的财产牺牲陶冰儿的生命，即使她仅仅是知情者，也不可原谅。 “我知道，你对我有看法。有些事情，我现在和你讲，你也不会明白的。每个人都有选择自己生活方式的权利，你还没走出校门，走向社会。成人的世界，不是现在的你能理解的。” “可是，不管将来怎么样，每个人都应该有做人的底线！”方媛态度坚决。 “算了，我们不说这个。看到你这么自信成熟，我也很高兴。对了，这两年，没发生什么事吧！”秦月露出企盼的眼神，仿佛很想知道方媛这两年的生活。 “还好，一切顺利。徐招娣醒了，搬到其他寝室去了。苏雅和我还住在这里，其实，她人也很好的，只是脾气大了点，个性傲了点。” “就这些？”秦月言下似乎有些失望。 “就这些。”方媛想了想，“对了，萧老师的身体越来越差了，医生说他熬不过这个冬天。” 秦月追问：“何剑辉呢？他和你联系了没有？” 方媛愕然：“何剑辉？听说，他从青山精神病院逃出去了。刚开始，警察还派人暗中保护我们，可后来，一直没有他的消息，警察等了几个月就撤走了。” “那你有没有，接到一个奇怪男人的电话？” Fang Yuan shook her head. “那你有没有，连续做同一种很奇怪的梦？” 方媛还是摇头。虽然常做梦，但没有连续做同一种很奇怪的梦。这两年，风平浪静，除了那些灵异传说，就再也没有发生其他的怪事了。 “你再想想，很奇怪的男人，一直看不到身影，相同的声音，磁性、温柔，经常出现在深夜的梦中。” “没有，这两年，我的生活很平淡，风平浪静，什么事也没发生。” 秦月喃喃自语：“不可能的……不可能的……” 方媛问：“秦老师，什么不可能？” “哦，没什么。”秦月刻意回避。 方媛好奇心起：“秦老师，你是不是遇到了什么怪事？” “没有……”秦月一口否认，沉默了一会，说，“方媛，我最近休息得不太好。” 此时，方媛才注意到，秦月的脸色有些苍白，嘴唇哆嗦着，身子在微微战栗。一开始，方媛还以为秦月是见到自己有些激动，现在想来，秦月是因为恐惧。她的脸，原本娇嫩光滑，才两年的时间，就爬满了细微的皱纹。 她那么有钱，怎么还保养得如此差？ 方媛心中隐隐升起几分同情，富有的生活并没有给秦月带来幸福，甚至变本加厉地摧残她的身体与心理。 “当——当——”，墙上的石英钟突然敲响。两点了，还有半小时就到了下午上课的时间。 “我要走了。”秦月告辞。 方媛送她，秦月在门口拦住了她：“不要送了。我已经回到医学院上班了，现在暂时在后勤处，以后有的是机会见面。我现在很闲，无聊时就来找你，好不好？” 方媛当然说好。她看出秦月来见她似乎另有目的，但仍然无法拒绝这样的要求。有了百万家财，又何必回到南江医学院来赚这一个月两千块的死工资？听秦月的言语，她似乎被梦魇缠住了。但这，与自己有什么关系？总不可能，是何剑辉阴魂不散吧。 一想到何剑辉，方媛就心里发毛，背后凉飕飕的，仿佛一脸邪气的何剑辉躲藏在阴暗的角落里，正拿着望远镜偷偷窥视着她。方媛下意识地从窗口望下去，突然间，整个人都怔住了。 女生宿舍铁门外面的树荫里，站着一个穿着黑披风的瘦削人影，面黄肌瘦，眼窝深陷，赫然是病入膏肓的萧静，看样子十分吃力，不知已经来了多久。why did he come here? 方媛担心萧静的身体撑不住，没有多想，与秦月匆匆下楼，走到女生宿舍门口停住了脚步。近看树荫下的萧静，精神似乎不错，原本惨白的脸色，此刻竟然涌出几丝血色。他在笑，嘴角微翘，目光中全是温柔的笑意。 “你回来了。”萧静不是对方媛说的，而是对方媛前面的秦月说的。他的眼睛里，此刻只有秦月。 秦月全身颤动了一下，惊奇地看着眼前的萧静。有风掠过，将秦月的披肩波浪鬈发吹得飘逸纷飞，越发衬托得她亭亭玉立。 方媛虽然只看到秦月的背影，依然感受到秦月心海的波澜。萧静，曾是秦月的初恋，曾陪她一起度过那些刻骨铭心的纯情时代。那个时代永远储存在她记忆深处，仿佛一坛老酒，永远是那么醇香醉人。这是她珍藏的宝物，没有人能与她分享，甚至眼前的萧静，也不能。爱，从来都是一个人的事。珍惜它，是因为知道终究要失去。总有一天，她能笑看人生、八面玲珑、世事洞明、人情练达、成熟自立。最终，她不再爱，不再纯真。她将选择这个社会大多数人遵守的价值取向——金钱、权力、名声、地位…… 对秦月来说，萧静是一把双刃剑，他能带给她幸福美好的回忆，也能刺痛她现在坚硬封闭的心灵。她终于知道自己为什么一直想逃离南江医学院，其实，她是在逃避萧静。不，她是在逃避自己，不敢面对以前的那个懵懵懂懂却善良纯真的秦月。 良久，秦月才开口：“萧静，你过得还好吗？” 话一出口，她就开始后悔。萧静现在都成了这副模样，能好到哪里去？ “我过得很好。”萧静丝毫不在意，“这两年，我的心境越来越平和了。我想，我越来越接近禅的境界了。” “那就好……”秦月松了一口气。 沉默，相对无言。 方媛本想离开，不打扰他们两人，可是，不知为什么，她心里总是依依不舍，不愿意就此离去。 快上课了，女生们陆续走出女生宿舍，三三两两，好奇地看着萧静与秦月。大庭广众之下，秦月颇有些尴尬，想了想，说：“萧静，我还有事，先走了，我现在暂时在后勤处，有时间的话可以来找我。” 萧静轻声问：“秦月，你气色不好，是不是遇到了什么困难？” 秦月不愿意深谈下去：“我一切都好，没事。你别瞎猜了，保重身体，再见。” 萧静站在那里，凝望着秦月远去的身影，怅惘不已。直到彻底看不见秦月的身影了，这才转过头来，对方媛苦笑。 方媛走上前，小心翼翼地扶住他：“萧老师，你身体不好，不要乱跑，我扶你回去吧。” “没事，我现在也是过一天算一天。有些事情，终究还是没放下。对了，方媛，你有没有发现，秦月老得很快。” "Ok." “你也看到了？我还以为是我眼神不好看错了。也不知道她心里在想什么。看来，她也是在劫难逃。” 方媛愣住了：“萧老师，你在说什么？什么在劫难逃？” 萧静微微一笑：“每个人都有自己的心劫，能否逃脱，就要看个人的造化了。” “心劫？” “是的，心劫。” 萧静累了，方媛扶着他，感觉手臂越来越重。她把萧静送回图书馆的小房间休息，匆匆赶去上课。上课时，思想老是开小差，牵挂着最近发生的事情。徐天在做什么？他能否找到证据？凶手谋杀梅干的动机？秦月为什么回到医学院？她的心劫是什么？ 中途休息时，方媛担心徐天出意外，硬是拉着苏雅陪着她去徐天的班上，却没有找到。听徐天的同学们说，徐天下午一直没来上课，也不在寝室里，不知跑哪去了。两人悻悻而回。下课后，苏雅无论如何都不愿在学校食堂吃饭，拉着方媛去了外面的餐馆。方媛没有胃口，闷闷不乐地随便吃了些。 吃过晚饭，从餐馆出来，天色已是黄昏，金色的夕阳渐渐西沉，黑色的夜幕从遥远的地方缓缓飘扬而至。秋风冷冷，不时有枯黄的树叶从干瘦的树枝上飘落下来，到处是退色枯萎的野草和各种不知名昆虫的尸体。 方媛与苏雅都不想这么早回到寝室里，于是在医学院的校园里随意闲逛。篮球场上总有一些肌肉结实的男生分队比赛，斗志昂扬，吸引了不少女生的眼球，有的女生还为自己喜欢的男生尖叫助威。这几年来，大学生的恋爱环境得到了明显改善，学校对学生恋爱基本上是放任自流。稍微有点姿色的女大学生大多投身到看似浪漫的校园恋爱中，反正男多女少，只要想谈，不愁找不到男友。方媛搜索了一番，篮球队员中没有韩军的身影。以前，他总是篮球场上的明星，每次都上场，风雨无阻。今天，却不见了。 方媛与苏雅在医学院里转了一圈，篮球场、图书馆、食堂、小卖部、小树林、月亮湖、小石桥，天快黑时，她们终于逛到了月亮湖边的蘑菇亭。徐天与韩军，正各自站在蘑菇亭的一角，默然相对。看样子，两人保持这种沉默，已经很久了。 方媛与苏雅走近蘑菇亭，徐天却退后两步，有意无意地挡在了两人的面前。韩军阴沉着脸，似乎很不欢迎方媛苏雅的到来，冷冷地盯了两人一眼，转身准备离去。 徐天突然大喝：“韩军，你别走！你还没回答我的问题，你为什么谋杀梅干？！” 韩军站住了，狠狠地盯着徐天说：“你胡说些什么？梅干是我好兄弟，怎么可能是我杀的？你是不是神经病发作？我懒得理你！” “韩军，你不要负隅顽抗，一错再错！我承认，你是个聪明人，但这个世界上聪明人太多，往往聪明反被聪明误。别以为做得天衣无缝，法网恢恢，疏而不漏，你太高估自己了。”徐天似乎胸有成竹，语带嘲讽，同时盯着韩军的一举一动。 韩军冷笑：“是吗？那好，我就听听，你有什么根据断定我谋杀了梅干。” 徐天叹了一口气，说：“好吧，我知道你不到黄河心不死。你知道你最大的错误是什么吗？是不应该说谎，尤其是在我这种人面前说谎。我仔细推敲过了，梅干死亡事件中，有很多令人费解的疑点。第一个疑点，梅干是怎么死的？为什么方媛与苏雅没发现杀死梅干的凶手？第二个疑点，梅干的尸体怎么消失的？凶手是怎么藏匿尸体的？第三个疑点，梅干的尸体怎么回到试验室？为什么要回到试验室？当然，在梅干死亡事件中，还有其他的疑点，但这三个疑点，是最关键的，只要能把这三个疑点解释清楚，其他的自然水落石出。而在这三个疑点中，我是亲历第二个疑点发生过程的。当时，你说你看到了梅干的尸体，而我们后来却根本找不到，我就起了疑心。在那么短的时间里，尸体不可能不翼而飞，而你又坚持说你看到了，并且没有离开试验室门口。巡警来了后，何伟老师打开病理学试验室，我进去仔细观察过了，里面确实没有发现梅干的尸体，而且也不存在隐藏梅干尸体的机关设计。这样，我基本上就可以断定，韩军你在说谎。你为什么说谎？很明显，你有不可告人的目的，即使不是梅干死亡事件的主谋，起码也是帮凶。” 韩军一脸不屑：“你怎么证明我在说谎？仅凭这点，你就能断定我是凶手？未免太武断了吧。我倒要问你，梅干是怎么死的？方媛与苏雅是亲眼所见，总不至于她们两人也在说谎，她们也是帮凶吧？” “方媛与苏雅当然不是帮凶，她们只不过被你利用了。不错，她们是看到梅干被隐形的力量杀害的诡异景象，但事实上，她们看得并不真切。梅干怎么可能会被隐形的力量所杀害？这一点，我是无论如何都不相信的。当时病理学试验室的日光灯是亮着的，方媛与苏雅能确定没有看到其他人，所以，答案只有一个，梅干是被自己杀死的。” “可笑！梅干怎么可能自己杀死自己？他怎么可能自杀！”韩军忍不住发笑。 “是啊，徐天，我当时亲眼看到梅干的死亡过程。死得太恐怖了，不可能是自杀。如果自杀的话，他为什么会呼救，怎么表现得那么恐惧？”方媛插嘴说。 徐天对方媛微微一笑：“你上当了。我说梅干是自杀，但不是真的自杀，是假自杀。事实上，当时你看到的，都是梅干自己一个人表演出来的。” “假自杀？” “嗯，不错。梅干这么做，目的只有一个，让你和苏雅证明，他是死了，而且死不见尸，被传说中的飘移空间吞噬了。这也是他约你去病理学试验室见面的动机。他清楚你的性格，善良，胆大，是他用来证明自己自杀身亡的最好人选。” “为什么洗手间的水龙头会流出他的血水？他在试验室里诡异漂浮是怎么回事？” “这是他为增强欺骗效果所设计的诡计。他故意在楼梯上放了一块恶心的胚胎组织，让在夜色中行走的你不小心摸到，然后去洗手间里洗手。其实，他早就抽了自己的鲜血，冰冻成血块，放入水管中。那么晚，谁会去实验大楼洗手？只有你。所以，等你扭开水龙头后，冷水一冲，水管里冰冻的血块开始融化，混在一起形成了血水流出来。至于在病理学试验室的诡异漂浮，其实也不难做到的。我想，他是在身后系了根透明的绳子，双手放在背后往上拉，看上去就像是他身体被看不到的幽灵揪起来一样。梅干的身体素质不错，这个动作对他来说并不难。日光灯虽然是亮着的，但不仔细看，根本就发现不了那根透明的绳子。何况时间短暂，你们又那么慌张。” 方媛沉思了一会，徐天的推理不无道理，可是还有很多疑点没有解释：“梅干为什么要这样做？” “我看，他是为了误导其他人吧，尤其是警方。”徐天推测。 “误导警方？”方媛还是想不通，“他好好的，为什么要煞费苦心地做这些来误导警方？” “梅干应该是想让所有的人都以为他死了，接着再隐姓埋名外出逃亡。嗯，他为什么要外出逃亡？我想，他是负罪潜逃吧，有案在身。陈安琪被杀，警方正在调查，他的嫌疑最大，怕因为陈安琪被杀案而牵涉出他的罪行，所以想趁警方没对他监控之前潜逃。他做这些，是想转移警方视线，让方媛间接为他作伪证，证明他已经死了，尸体神奇消失了，从而放松对他的追踪。” 韩军突然大笑，仿佛看到世间最滑稽的事：“徐天，你说梅干是假装自杀，溜出试验室逃跑了，那他的尸体怎么会出现在试验室里？” 徐天针锋相对：“这恰恰就是我想要说的。梅干既然逃亡了，怎么会出现在试验室里？只有一个原因，他被同伙灭口了，然后被拖入试验室。一开始，我总是想不透，凶手为什么要杀他。后来，是方媛提醒了我，树妖！对，就是树妖！整个事件，都因为树妖而起。梅干逃亡，也因为他与陈安琪遇到树妖。照理说，他不会那么笨，在那种情况下谋杀陈安琪，再编个树妖事件来做假证词。所以说，他的证词，还是值得相信的。难道真的有树妖？我看不是，肯定是人心作怪，人扮的树妖！但梅干为什么这么害怕树妖？一个校卫队成员，怎么会一看到所谓的树妖影子就丢下陈安琪拼命逃跑？只有一个原因，他做了亏心事，害怕看到树妖！而最近与树妖事件相关的是黄嘉雯失踪事件。直到这时，我才怀疑梅干的死是否与黄嘉雯有关。果然，我偷偷去查阅校卫队值班记录，黄嘉雯失踪那晚，值班的就是梅干。除了他以外，还有一个值班人，而且那个值班的人曾经与黄嘉雯有过感情纠纷，那人就是现任校卫队的队长、医学院里文武双全的学生会骨干——韩军！ “我想，黄嘉雯的死，应该是你们两人的合谋。我不知道你用了什么方法，让梅干同意顶罪潜逃。但你始终还是不放心，怕梅干被警方抓住，暴露你，所以先让梅干假装被隐形力量谋杀，故意约来方媛做证人。然后等我们全部回去后，你再趁梅干不备，谋害了他，拖进病理学试验室。韩军，我的推理没错吧？”徐天眯起了眼睛，眼神如鹰一般锐利，直刺韩军。 韩军目露凶光，恶狠狠地盯着徐天，全身绷得紧紧的，关节“咯咯”直响，仿佛火药桶随时就会爆发。方媛与苏雅情不自禁地退后了几步。