Chapter 2 Chapter 1 Running to Death

When the matter just started, Luo Fei even suspected that it was a prank. The informants were three students from Class 32, Department of Resources and Environmental Engineering, Longzhou Institute of Technology.Because the Municipal Public Security Bureau is very close to Longzhou Institute of Technology, and Luo Fei happened to be on duty that day, so the case was directly reported to Luo Fei. The leading boy, Zou Wenbin, is the monitor of this class, and there are two students, a boy and a girl, who come with him.The time they reported the crime was 11:47 in the middle of the night.According to their description, what happened is as follows:

At around 8:10 p.m. that night, the students of class 32 of Zihuan were concentrating on evening self-study in the classroom.A boy named Yu Ziqiang suddenly yelled and rushed out of the classroom. Before the other students could understand, he had disappeared into the night.He didn't come back until the dormitory building turned off the lights and locked the door at night.No one answered his cell phone.As the squad leader, Zou Wenbin was worried, so he called Yu Ziqiang's roommate Zhang Hong and a girl Xu Ting who cared about the matter to report the case to the Public Security Bureau.

"In this case, we can't file a case yet." Luo Fei said honestly, "This kind of case can only enter the procedure after 48 hours after the person disappeared. You should first mobilize the students around you to find out. Or wait a little longer. Okay, maybe he will come back tomorrow by himself." Since Luo Fei said so, of course the three students had no other choice.However, it could be seen that they were not satisfied with the result, especially the girl, who seemed to want to say something, but finally left with the two boys. Luo Fei didn't think there was anything wrong with what he did.First of all, he was acting in accordance with the law; secondly, what the reporter said did not attract his attention: Yu Ziqiang ran out by himself. There are too many, if you follow them seriously, you will exhaust yourself to death!

But things quickly became complicated.Early the next morning, an old man doing morning exercises found a male corpse on the North Embankment of the Yudai River in the east of the city. The documents on the corpse showed that the deceased was Yu Ziqiang. After receiving the report, Luo Fei rushed to the scene with forensic doctor Zhang Yu and others.The Yudai River is a river that surrounds the city of Longzhou. The incident occurred in a relatively remote section. Both sides of the embankment are unrepaired dirt roads, and there are no street lights installed. Few people pass by here at night.

The deceased was lying face down on the embankment in a natural posture, showing no sign of painful struggle before death.The clothes were intact, and there was neither bloodstain nor other suspicious discarded objects at the scene. After taking a group of photos, Luo Fei and Zhang Yu put on gloves and turned the body over.When the face of the deceased appeared in front of their eyes, the two couldn't help being suspicious. The dead man bared his teeth, and the facial muscles twisted and stiffened, making the nose seem to be crooked to one side.But it was undoubtedly his eyes that made people feel deeply disturbed.

Those were a pair of eyes full of fear, they were almost rounded, revealing a large area of ​​bloodshot whites, and the round eyeballs protruded outwards, as if they were going to burst out of the eye sockets.Even for Luo Fei, when he looked into such eyes, it was inevitable that there would be a slight chill on his back. "What do you think?" Luo Fei knew that Zhang Yu was an expert in autopsy, so he asked for his opinion first. Zhang Yu carefully inspected several key parts of the deceased's body, and then said: "The surface of the corpse is intact, and there are no traces of violence. Judging from the state of the mouth and nose secretions, poisoning can also be preliminarily ruled out." Possibly. On the whole, the possibility of homicide seems unlikely. As for the specific cause of death, it has to wait for further investigation and analysis—maybe a sudden congenital disease, of course, this is just my guess."

"What about the time of death?" "Well, the distance should be between nine and eleven hours. That is, between eight o'clock and ten o'clock last night." Zhang Yu pinched the deceased's right wrist and made the above judgment based on its stiffness. Luo Fei did the same, grabbed the other wrist of the deceased, and then he showed a satisfied smile and said, "Last night at 8:47." "What?" Zhang Yu didn't understand what Luo Fei meant. "I mean the exact time of death." Luo Fei emphasized again, "Last night at 8:47."

"How can it be so precise?" Zhang Yu shook his head in disbelief, "I have been practicing forensics for so many years, this is impossible!" "My professional knowledge is not as good as yours, but I have my own methods." Luo Fei said while turning the deceased's wrist over, revealing a sports watch on the back of his hand, "Look at this watch, when the deceased fell to the ground When it was hit, the dial was severely damaged, and the hands stopped moving because of this, and this happened to record the time we care about. Although the time range you gave is a bit larger, it can confirm my speculation. "

Zhang Yu smiled, obviously, he agreed with Luo Fei's analysis very much. Luo Fei frowned, and began to think about another question.After a while, he ordered his assistant Xiao Liu: "Go to the taxi company in this city now and ask them to cooperate in the investigation. Between 8:00 and 9:00 last night, did any drivers pick up taxis at the gate of the University of Science and Technology? A young man with the appearance of a student." Xiao Liu was ordered to leave, and Luo Fei explained to Zhang Yu: "According to what we know so far, the deceased left the Polytechnic University at 8:10 last night, and here is at least ten kilometers away from the Polytechnic University."

Zhang Yu immediately understood what Luo Fei meant. From 8:10 to 8:47, less than 40 minutes, if a person wants to appear ten kilometers away, he obviously needs some kind of transportation. .The place is remote and there are no buses, so it can be said that it is a very clear and natural idea to investigate taxis. The next job is also logical: Zhang Yu is in charge of the autopsy work, and Luo Fei goes to the Institute of Science and Technology to learn about the details of Yu Ziqiang before and after he left. The students and teachers of Zihuan Class 32 were very surprised and saddened by the news of Yu Ziqiang's death.According to reports, the deceased was excellent in character and learning, got along very well with the people around him, and had very simple social relationships.Luo Fei read his physical examination form when he entered school, and found that not only was he in good health, but there was no serious medical history among his immediate family members.

When the incident happened, most of the students at the scene were concentrating on self-study.They didn't realize what had happened until Yu Ziqiang's screams broke the silence in the classroom.Then Yu Ziqiang rushed out of the classroom and rushed to the end of his life. "Everyone else in the classroom is fine, and nothing special happened. I don't know why he is so excited all of a sudden?" "Everyone is busy on their own, no one talked to him before, right? Maybe he did something by himself?" "Could it be that I received some special text message? So I was stimulated?" "He was running so fast, his voice was terrific, and he danced like crazy. Thinking about it now, I still feel a little scared." What the classmates said at the scene did not provide many valuable clues, until the female classmate named Xu Ting found Luo Fei. When reporting the case last night, Luo Fei noticed that Xu Ting's mood was a bit wrong, but he didn't care at that time.At this time, the girl specifically asked to have a private talk with Luo Fei. This is a thin girl, wearing a pair of black-rimmed shortsighted glasses, she looks honest and quiet.She sat behind Yu Ziqiang during the self-study. Recalling the situation at that time, the girl's eyes flashed with unconcealable fear and anxiety. "I always thought it was just an illusion... other students are normal, it should be my own problem. But Yu Ziqiang... why did he die inexplicably? I am... very... scared now." "Afraid? Why are you afraid?" Luo Fei smelled a clue, and immediately followed the clue. "Last night, something appeared...I don't know what it is, and no one can see it..." With these words, the girl fell into a tense mood, she stared at Luo Fei with wide eyes , seems to be able to gain some courage from the other party. Luo Fei frowned: "I'm sorry, I don't quite understand what you said." Xu Ting rubbed her hands back and forth in anxiety: "I know it's hard to understand. If I told my classmates, they would definitely make fun of me, but I have to tell you now. I can feel that thing Existence, where exactly? I don’t know, maybe floating in the air in the classroom, maybe hiding in the night outside the window. In short, I have a strong sense of fear and oppression, that feeling is real, I can hardly bear it Call out." The girl's description was undoubtedly incredible, but her last sentence reminded Luo Fei, who immediately asked: "You mean, Yu Ziqiang also had the same feeling as you?" Xu Ting nodded vigorously: "Yes, his feeling came earlier than mine, and it was stronger. I first saw him looking around in panic, as if he was looking for something. This process lasted for five or six minutes. Knowing whether I was infected by him, I also suddenly felt scared, as if there was something terrifying around me." Luo Fei felt like he was listening to a ghost story, but he still couldn't help asking: "And then?" "Then Yu Ziqiang suddenly turned his head and stared at me. His eyes were a little blurred, maybe he was not looking at me, but at something hidden behind me. But he must have discovered something, because his face The expression on my face became more and more terrifying. I was also terrified, trembling all over, and couldn't say a word. It wasn't until Yu Ziqiang finally let out that scream that I came back to my senses." , the girl took a deep breath, "You know what happened next, Yu Ziqiang ran out of the classroom like crazy, and never came back." Under the current circumstances, Luo Fei could only assume for the time being that Xu Ting hadn't lied. He shook his head depressedly, and asked again, "What about you, what happened afterwards?" "After Yu Ziqiang rushed out of the classroom, I felt much better. The fear came and disappeared quickly. Maybe it was because that thing left with Yu Ziqiang?" "That thing?" Luo Fei finally couldn't help but sneered, expressing his doubts, "What thing? So many people were looking at Yu Ziqiang at that time, how could there be something following him?" "No one can see it, but it does exist, I really feel it!" Facing Luo Fei's questioning, the girl who had been suppressed in fear all night finally broke out, raising her voice and shouting loudly, "It must be He was chasing Yu Ziqiang, otherwise why did Yu Ziqiang run away?! And why did he die?!" Luo Fei couldn't say anything more, he held the girl's hand, helped her to calm down, and thought to himself: I need to go to the classroom to check. The results of the inspection of the classroom were disappointing. No matter from which point of view, this classroom could not be more ordinary.Desks, podiums, walls, blackboards, nothing special.The only thing that caught Luo Fei's attention was the windows facing north.There is a row of lush sycamore trees growing outside the window. In the dark night, the swaying branches and leaves may cast strange shadows on the glass, making people think of ghosts.But even if it was like this, at most it would inadvertently startle the timid people, and it would definitely not reach the level of fear Xu Ting described. Luo Fei also searched for other students who were present at the time, to see if there were any other people who felt the same as Xu Ting.The results were disappointing. "Fear? I heard that there was a little bit after Yu Ziqiang died, but he definitely didn't at that time. I was just a little surprised, how could he run out while shouting like that." "I didn't feel it. On the contrary, I was in a particularly good mood last night, and my body was also in a comfortable state. How could there be fear?" "Is there something terrifying? No way? Anyway, I didn't notice it. Maybe I was too fascinated by reading? Last night I was in a very good state of study. If it weren't for Yu Ziqiang's shouting, there would be almost nothing that could interfere. to me." ... All the other students' statements are quite different from Xu Ting's description.Luo Fei really began to suspect that this seemingly frightened and helpless girl was actually playing tricks.But the autopsy results brought by Zhang Yu in the afternoon plunged him into deeper confusion. After Luo Fei left the Institute of Technology, he found a small restaurant to eat a boxed lunch, and when he returned to the Municipal Public Security Bureau, it was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and Zhang Yu was already waiting for him. "Captain Luo, I think you made some mistakes in your judgment this morning." Zhang Yu said straight to the point, "You can stop looking for taxi drivers for a while." "why?" "The deceased did not take any means of transportation." Zhang Yu looked very confident. "How do you know?" Luo Fei looked at the other party in wonder, "How could he have traveled such a long distance in such a short time without the help of transportation." Zhang Yu didn't answer directly, he handed over the written autopsy report: "You should read this first." Luo Fei took the report, and deftly glanced directly at the most critical column: cause of death—mental exhaustion. "Mind exhaustion?" Luo Fei muttered to himself, somewhat puzzled.He has been a policeman for so many years, and this is the first time he saw these four words in the autopsy report. Zhang Yu anticipated his doubts and explained earnestly: "Simply put, this man ran to his death by himself. Since he came out of the University of Science and Technology, he has been in a state of almost crazy running without any pause in the middle, until his death The heart couldn't bear such a load, and eventually fell to the ground and died suddenly." "You mean, in less than forty minutes, he ran more than ten kilometers?" Luo Fei grinned in disbelief. Zhang Yu nodded: "That's right, this kind of exercise load completely exceeded his own physical limit, and eventually led to death, it's not surprising." "But how can a good-looking person run away and die by himself?" Zhang Yu spread his hands helplessly: "It's your job to answer this question." Luo Fei stood there in a daze, his mind was in a mess. Why did Yu Ziqiang run like this?He couldn't think of a reasonable answer. Is it true that as Xu Ting said, there is an extremely terrifying demon chasing him behind?