Chapter 35 Chapter 34 Closing the Case

The festive celebrations of the Hamo people lasted for many days. They celebrated the death of demons, the recasting of blood vials, and the birth of heroes—they were celebrating another great victory in a holy war. Luo Fei couldn't integrate into this cheerful atmosphere, and in his heart, he still couldn't get rid of a kind of sadness. Yue Dongbei was very excited.What happened in the past few days greatly enriched his research material. He recorded the situation in detail, and added a lot of his own speculation and analysis.Of course, all this work is carried out in accordance with his ideas.

Zhou Liwei was already packing his bags. "I think we should go." He said to his two companions. "What happened here has nothing to do with us. The murderer is dead, and we don't need to worry about safety. Now I urgently need to do work, It is to return to Longzhou as soon as possible and bring these plants back to the laboratory for analysis." The plants mentioned by Zhou Liwei are the "blood of the dead" they collected from the ancient cemetery.They were soaked in a little water. Although several days had passed, the black-red flowers still had a strange brilliance and showed no signs of decay.

Luo Fei looked at Zhou Liwei, then at the flowers, he didn't speak, he seemed to be thinking about something. At this time, Yue Dongbei laughed "hehe" twice: "Officer Luo, are you still reluctant to leave?" Luo Fei turned his head: "What do you mean?" "That girl, Xu Xiaowen." Yue Dongbei still maintained his carefree style, and said bluntly, "Although I still don't know the relationship between you, I noticed it when she first appeared. In your eyes, this girl is different from everyone else." "Yes." Zhou Liwei also agreed with a smile, "That day on the sacrificial field, your performance was a bit out of control. I mean, you lost your usual composure and composure, and appeared flustered. This is something you have never seen before. .”

Luo Fei looked a little embarrassed, he didn't know how to answer. "Hahaha..." Yue Dongbei looked at Luo Fei and laughed triumphantly, "Officer Luo, I didn't expect you to be questioned by us...Actually, this matter is quite normal. The relationship between men and women It's amazing, and with your logical thinking, you can never explain it clearly." "Xu Xiaowen..." Zhou Liwei rolled his eyes, recalling the meeting in Kunming three weeks ago, then he shook his head and said with emotion, "She is now the saint of the Hamo tribe, what a change in the world. Unpredictable."

Luo Fei felt a pain in his heart, yes, from the moment Xu Xiaowen opened the letter of distress, her future destiny was destined to go in another direction. "Worldly affairs?" Yue Dongbei curled his lips disdainfully, "It's all about human effort! Officer Luo, if you think that girl is really good, then you can take her away. What family rules, saintess, as long as you leave this Hamo village, That’s bullshit! Xu Xiaowen is Xu Xiaowen. Hehe, if that’s the case, I can add another rich love legend to my book.” Luo Fei was still listening intently at first, but the last sentence of the other party obviously aroused his disgust.He frowned: "Okay, let's not talk about this. You all get ready, we will leave tomorrow."

After speaking, he turned around and walked out of the house alone. Yue Dongbei swallowed resentfully, and changed the topic along the steps: "You...where are you going now?" "I have something to deal with." Luo Fei regained his calm and dignified posture, "Don't follow me." Will Luo Fei really take Xu Xiaowen away? After going through so much, the Hamo people actually don't understand their own history at all. The existence of the saint is only for their belief. After coming out of the house, Luo Fei bypassed the center of the village and walked towards the Uncanny Valley from a remote path.This time his destination was no longer the cave, but the ancient cemetery on the low mountainside.

Due to the special acidic soil, tall trees cannot grow on the cemetery, and the "blood of the undead" that grew vigorously a few days ago could not withstand the ravages of the flash flood, and now it is in disarray and ruined. Where is the source of the mysterious power? Luo Fei wandered around the ancient cemetery for a long time, and finally, he came to the outer edge of the cemetery.There is a thick yew tree growing here, its branches and leaves are dense and lush, even the torrential torrents have not been able to take away its vitality. Under the fir tree, near the root of the tree, there are two inconspicuous soil bags.Luo Fei stood in front of the soil bag, full of respect and solemnity—according to what Li Yanhui said before his death, the bones of Li Dingguo and Yakuma were finally buried here.

Compared with the entire cemetery, this is a commanding height.From now on, Li Dingguo will rest here. At his feet, there are thousands of martyrs and dead spirits accompanying him. "I would rather die in the wilderness than surrender!" His life finally ended in the way of "died in the wilderness", leaving behind the sadness of unfulfilled ambitions. "I fight for the people of the world, but there is no one in the world to help me." Although time and space have passed for more than 300 years, the sigh of the hero before his death seems to still linger around the uncanny valley.

This is a kind of untimely sorrow.Even though there are invincible bravery and unpredictable schemes, brothers are jealous of each other, allies are not helpful, and finally he is betrayed by his own confidant... The fate is fixed, how can one person's strength be able to win? Wood and branches? And Yakuma's death is another kind of sorrow.Sometimes it takes more dedication and courage to stick to a lie than to tell the truth.Anmi once suspected that there was an affair between Yakuma and Li Yanhui. This guess is not wrong, but this affair has nothing to do with men and women. It is an affair between two families, and it has crossed the river of time. It also bridges the gap between life and death.

Luo Fei spent a long time remembering the deceased under the fir tree, and at the same time was thinking about other issues. When he returned to Hamo Village, it was almost dusk.The rejoicing clansmen also gradually dispersed, and the smoke from dinner began to rise from the houses of every family. Luo Fei didn't go back to his place of residence, he walked towards the direction of the Holy Maiden's cabin.Before leaving, he must meet Xu Xiaowen alone, and he still has something to say. This is a very special feeling, which is rare in Luo Fei's previous experience.Because he himself was still very hesitant, he didn't know how to make a choice, and he didn't know what kind of result this meeting would produce.

... Two days later, Luo Fei and the three returned to Kunming. Those soul-stirring experiences in the jungle are still vivid in my mind. Looking around the bustling city at this moment, people can't help but feel like a world away. The three found a hotel to rest, and then booked a ticket to Longzhou the next day.The long trek through the mountains made everyone exhausted.After taking a hot bath, Zhou Liwei and Yue Dongbei each lay down and fell asleep soundly.Luo Fei couldn't be free, he went straight to the mental hospital to solve some mysteries in his heart. Doctor Liu received Luo Fei and talked about Li Yanhui's recovery, but he looked a little embarrassed. "Strictly speaking, this was a medical accident, so when we faced the patient's inquiry later, we had to be vague. Because it was not the medicine prescribed by our doctor to cure his illness." Luo Fei already knew what Dr. Liu said, and this was also his focus: "Then where did the medicine come from?" "I can't tell." Dr. Liu shook his head, "The situation is like this. The patients in our hospital take some medicines to stabilize emotions and treat illnesses every day. These medicines are prescribed by doctors, and then nurses come to The pharmacy picks it up and delivers it to the patient. Generally, they will receive a week’s worth of medicine each time. After the medicine is used up, the doctor will prescribe a new prescription according to the treatment effect. After two or three days of taking the medicine, the nurse reported that The young man suddenly showed signs of improvement. I was surprised, so I went to the ward to check and found that there was a bottle of medicine that was not on the prescription I prescribed, and there was no label on the bottle of medicine, and it could not have been taken from the hospital pharmacy of." "Then, it's possible that the nurse who took the medicine did it?" Dr. Liu spread his hands helplessly: "Who knows? For that young man, the situation is complicated again. Because when delivering medicine to him, three nurses need to be dispatched at the same time: two strong men put the emotionally unstable patient under pressure. Hold on, another female nurse is in charge of feeding the medicine. If you say that someone has tampered with, all three of them are possible. So we have no way to hold anyone accountable. Fortunately, the effect of this medicine outweighs the harm. Can make it clear to the patient that the medicine is not prescribed by the doctor, it can cure the disease, but it also has side effects, and it is up to him to decide whether to continue taking it.” "Yeah." Luo Fei slightly pondered for a while, then said, "I want to meet that female nurse who took the medicine." The young nurse's name is Zhao Ying, and when she talked about the incident, she was full of bitterness: "I just started working at that time, and it was the first time I delivered medicine to patients. Hands and feet? How can I have that ability? If I can fiddle with medicine to cure diseases, what kind of nurse will I be?" Luo Fei smiled: "I know that medicine is not yours, but I have a question - there is no label on the medicine bottle, don't you find it strange? At least the doctor should write down the dosage or something?" "I thought I lost the dosage list." Because she knew Luo Fei's identity as a policeman in advance, Zhao Ying dared not hide it, and replied honestly, "Because I was afraid of being criticized, I didn't dare to go to the doctor again. To the patient When I take the medicine, I try to use as little as possible, I think the patient has not been cured for half a year, and there will be no problem if he takes less medicine." Dr. Liu shook his head and sighed as he listened to it, while Luo Fei continued to ask, "I lost the dosage form? You didn't think about it at all, did you have an extra bottle of medicine?" "Because not only was there no list for that bottle of medicine, but also the list for several bottles of medicine was lost." Zhao Ying lowered her head and whispered, "It's like this. When the medicine was delivered for the first time, as soon as the door opened, the patient I yelled very frighteningly. With a soft hand, I scattered all the medicines and bills in the tray... Some medicines and bills fell into the ward. Although all the medicine bottles were picked up later, the bills were taken away by the patient. It was torn a lot..." That's right!Luo Fei's heart skipped a beat: "The first time you delivered medicine, when was that day?" "My first time going to work..." Zhao Ying thought for a while, "It should be August 14th." "It was the day you came here." Dr. Liu added. "That's right, that's right! That's what happened!" Luo Fei clapped his hands lightly, with an extremely emotional expression on his face. Dr. Liu became more and more puzzled: "What's wrong? What's going on?" "That bottle of medicine belongs to Zhou Liwei." "Professor Zhou?" Dr. Liu was thoughtful, "Yes, he said that he had developed a medicine for treatment. Could it be that he secretly put the medicine in? No, his professional ethics is very strict." "He didn't do it intentionally, he just put the medicine in this pocket." Luo Fei patted his chest, "Do you still remember? The patient grabbed him at the same place, and we It took a lot of effort to separate the two." "Oh." Dr. Liu recalled the situation at that time, and finally understood, "The medicine fell out at that time and rolled into the ward." Luo Fei nodded: "It should be like this. Later, Nurse Zhao picked up the spilled medicine bottles and picked up the medicine too. By mistake, the patient was cured instead." Knowing that it wasn't caused by the insiders of the hospital, Dr. Liu's mood improved a lot, and he couldn't help laughing: "Haha, if you say that, it's really God's will." God willing?Luo Fei secretly sighed in his heart, the cause and effect of good and evil in the dark, except for the will of heaven, it is really hard to explain. On the plane back to Longzhou, Luo Fei told Zhou Liwei the details of the loss of the bottle of medicine.After listening to the latter, he was stunned for a long time, and then he gave a "hey" dry laugh, shook his head and said, "How could this be...it's such a coincidence?" "Yes, what a coincidence..." Luo Fei said as he took out the bottle of residual medicine from his pocket, put it in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully for a moment, "Professor Zhou, your talent in psychiatry is really impressive. Admiration... It's just that God wants to play such a big joke on you. Your painstaking planning is meticulous and thorough, and your research in all aspects is also very smooth, but who would have thought that it would be ruined by this small bottle of medicine in the end? gone?" "Plan?" Zhou Liwei looked at Luo Fei calmly, "What plan are you talking about?" Luo Fei didn't answer the other party's question, and continued expressing his emotions: "Without this bottle of medicine, Li Yanhui should still be imprisoned in the mental hospital in Kunming; without this bottle of medicine, Mr. Yue and I would also become the ones suffering from that phobia now." Victim, without this bottle of medicine, your plan will go much smoother... However, this bottle of medicine itself is a part of your plan, using your own spear to attack your own shield, this philosophical proposition left by the ancients is still alive today. Confusing." Zhou Liwei's face changed a little. Yue Dongbei was a little confused at first, but now he finally tasted something, he opened his eyes and looked at the bottle of medicine: "Officer Luo, you mean, when we had hallucinations of terror at Qingfengkou, we were caught This medicine is cured." Luo Fei nodded: "I will tell you some more details about it later." Yue Dongbei turned his head and stared at Zhou Liwei: "Then what is your role in this matter?" "You still have to ask Officer Luo." Zhou Liwei used Tai Chi push hands, "See how he arranged for me." Luo Fei put away the medicine bottle, which will be a piece of evidence in the court trial in the future, then he touched his chin with his hand and said, "Ever since Liu Yun's body appeared, I realized that Bai Jian There may be a problem with the evil. There is also a suspicious person between the two of you. So I was careful in everything. When I was on duty that night, I made arrangements for the relevant situation. When I arrived at Qingfengkou, I also thought of the dangers of eating , but in the end he was poisoned, if anyone has a chance to attack, then only you, Professor Zhou." Zhou Liwei shook his head incomprehensibly: "The food is in your hands, and the water is made by each of you. How should I do it?" "Poisoning dry food is not feasible. The problem must be drinking water. Everyone gets water from the puddle by the river. Only Mr. Yue and I have symptoms of poisoning, and we happen to be the last to get water. Two people, so the person who fetched water in front of us is very suspicious." "Yes, yes, that person is you." Yue Dongbei pointed at Zhou Liwei and said angrily, "You put the poison in your own kettle, and it melted into the puddle while you were getting water!" Zhou Liwei immediately retorted bluntly: "Mr. Yue, with your academic attitude, is this how you can draw conclusions just by guessing?!" "Guess?" Luo Fei looked at Zhou Liwei with a smile, "Yes, and I have more guesses. For example, the person who framed me in Dierga's death should be you, am I right?" Zhou Liwei actually responded with a smile: "I would like to hear your guessing process, this is like an interesting intellectual game." Luo Fei was very cooperative, and he began to analyze methodically: "I originally thought that one of you killed Dierga, and the purpose was to frame me. But when I saw Dirga's body, I found that This method of killing is not something you have the ability to do. Later, more facts proved that it was Li Yanhui who killed Dierga. But my mountaineering knife appeared on the body again, which obviously could not be done by Li Yanhui. So I It is inferred that when one of you was following me, he happened to see the situation where Dirga was killed, so he thought of this method of framing me on the spur of the moment. If this is the case, then there is no reason for this person to start with For my mountaineering knife, he had to go back to his place of residence to pick up the knife after he witnessed the murder. Professor Zhou, you said it yourself, when the three of you separated, you went back to the house halfway." "Well, well, there is some truth to it." Zhou Liwei nodded, but his eyes flashed again, "But, is that all?" "Shoes." Luo Fei changed his subject suddenly, "Your shoes." Zhou Liwei frowned, and looked at his feet in a daze. They were the hiking shoes he bought newly before he set off. Although he had trekked through mountains and rivers for several days, there was nothing special about them? Yue Dongbei also scratched his forehead wonderingly: "What's wrong with the shoes?" "Not only these shoes, but also the old pair of shoes you wore when you set off." Luo Fei guided Zhou Liwei's thoughts, "Among the three of us, only you brought two pairs of shoes here, and your old shoes are inexplicable. Isn't it a bit of a coincidence that it was roasted?" Zhou Liwei couldn't help laughing: "But what does this mean? I threw the old shoes into the fire myself? In order to be able to wear new shoes?" "You only focus on the shoes, of course it doesn't explain anything, but if it is connected with other things, it will be very famous. When I gradually suspected that you and Bai Jian'e were in collusion, there was a situation that was very serious. It made me wonder. You hid it very well, even Mr. Yue and I couldn't see that you and Bai Jian'e had known each other for a long time, so how could Liu Yun know the secret?" Luo Fei paused for a moment, seeming to be complacent. The two people around him thought about it, and then he went on to say, "Now let's go through a few things that happened in Mi Hong Village in chronological order. Liu Yun arrived at Mi Hong Village at noon on the day when he worshiped the God of Rain. In the afternoon When we were 'invited' by Bai Jian'e, Liu Yun took the opportunity to come to our room. What did he do? At night, Professor Zhou's old shoes were burnt, so he had to replace them with new ones. Early the next morning, I went to find Liu Yun, and Professor Zhou went to Baijian's evil place to 'discuss travel matters'. At that time, Liu Yun was still avoiding me because I ran out of time, but when I walked back At that time, he followed me from behind, as if he wanted to catch up with me again. At this time, Professor Zhou, we just met at the intersection, Liu Yun left immediately, and then tried his best to ask me to meet alone. From this point of view, It is very likely that your conversation with Bai Jian'e in the morning revealed some secrets—I think the content of your conversation is nothing more than how to attack Mr. Yue and me on the road? But, how could Liu Yun hear your conversation? This The problem has been bothering me, and after returning to Kunming, my mind was much more relaxed, and then I suddenly thought of your shoes. That night, I found this thing from the tongue of my left shoe." Luo Fei stretched out his right hand, pinching a small button battery-shaped disc between his index finger and thumb: "The audio receiving equipment made in Japan is what we usually call bugs. It can be effectively used within a range of two kilometers. Monitor. Liu Yun originally wanted to eavesdrop on our conversation and obtain some secrets related to the Longzhou Madness case. Unexpectedly, he discovered a secret that even he was afraid of. You are very vigilant, and Liu Yun offered to When I met alone, you immediately realized that something was wrong, so when Bai Jianxi wanted to postpone the trip, you seemed a little out of control. You didn't know at the time that when Liu Yun went to the appointment the night before, because of Bai Jianxi He was hunted down and lost his life in the mountain torrent." "Interesting, interesting." Zhou Liwei stared intently at the bug, "As far as I know, such bugs can only listen in real time, and don't have the function of recording?" Luo Fei nodded calmly: "You are right." "That's why I am very disgusted with your speculations." Zhou Liwei countered calmly, "There is no substantive evidence for everything you said." Yue Dongbei also felt the same way. He looked at Luo Fei expectantly, hoping that the other party would reveal more powerful weapons. "Evidence, yes, what is needed now is evidence...then I will let you see it first." Luo Fei got up, took off the backpack he was carrying with him from the salute rack, found an envelope from it, and sat down Said: "Half a year ago, Li Yanhui learned about all your plans from the conversations between Bai Jian'e and the others. After he came out of the Kunming Mental Hospital, the first thing he did was to write down all your plans— ——It’s in this envelope. Mr. Yue, you must be in a fog now. Let me tell you about this plan. An expert in a certain field of psychiatry, a famous professor, actually paid attention to it as early as a year ago However, what attracted him was not the mystery of Li Dingguo's life and death, but the legendary 'power of the devil'. Relying on his professional instinct, he immediately realized that the so-called source of power might be a kind of psychotropic Biological extracts. So he came to the border area of ​​Yunnan to search, and thus met the descendant of the Bai family who had been pursuing this power for generations-Bai Jian'e. Bai Jian'e took him to the Valley of Terror, and the two finally found The extract of that kind of creature can stimulate people's spirit and make people feel great excitement and pleasure. So the professor thought of using it to develop a new type of drug, relying on the power of Bai Jian evil, it is now in Yunnan Some drug trading platforms get a share of the pie. The only problem is that this extract has a certain chance of intimidating people, so it must be developed and upgraded. The professor collected some samples of the extract and returned to Longzhou for research. According to the plan, he came to Uncanny Valley again in February this year, and used the Hamo people to conduct small-scale human experiments in this isolated place. In August, the professor used the first upgraded product to carry out a test in Longzhou Larger-scale crowd experiment. He put drugs in schools, restaurants and other public places. The audience is very wide, but the vast majority of people just feel the excitement and joy of a certain name, and only a very small number of people with sensitive constitutions have symptoms of fear. These people have naturally become the professor's patients, and they are actually his research objects. By the way, I forgot to mention the blood bottle. Li Yanhui was caught by Bai Jian'e and others, and the blood bottle also fell into their hands. It was this professor who brought the blood bottle to Longzhou, and then sold it to cultural relic dealers, right? When we followed the clues of the blood bottle to investigate the Uncanny Valley, the professor walked all the way with the purpose of covering up the truth. He did not hesitate to use any means, including killing his ally in the end——Bai Jian'e." Luo Fei's words made Yue Dongbei dumbfounded. Although he had never liked Zhou Liwei, he never expected that this incident was a conspiracy planned by the other party from the beginning to the end. He stared at Zhou Liwei, the first time in his eyes There was a look of fear and fear. Zhou Liwei looked at Luo Fei coldly, and after a long silence, he asked, "Excuse me, did my name, Zhou Liwei, appear in that letter?" Luo Fei and Zhou Liwei looked at each other: "No, Li Yanhui doesn't know the name of that professor, so it's impossible for him to mention you." "Then how do you prove that this professor is me?" "As soon as I arrived in Kunming yesterday, I called the criminal police in the team. They searched your laboratory and found some suspicious biological extracts. After animal tests, these extracts have both fear and excitatory effects. chemical factor." "Oh." Zhou Liwei shook his head with a sneer, "I'm a psychiatrist. It's very normal to find such things in the laboratory. You can't prove that this is the 'power' from the uncanny valley that Li Yanhui said in his letter. Officer Luo, There is a very important link missing from your chain of evidence." "Then adding this, is the chain of evidence complete?" Luo Fei's left hand had been put into the backpack before, and now he took it out. His palm was a black ball the size of a bull's eye. Object, with a little dirt on it. Zhou Liwei's face changed drastically in an instant. Although he tried his best to hide the emotions in his heart, sweat still flowed down his forehead. Seeing the opponent's appearance, Luo Fei was convinced that he had won the confrontation, and this ball was indeed the source of the "mysterious power" that had been passed down for hundreds of years. "If the bio-extract in your lab happens to match what's in the sphere, I think the trial judge will understand what that means." Luo Fei's faint words completely knocked Zhou Liwei down, he smiled wryly in despair, and couldn't say anything anymore. "Hey, what the hell is this?" Yue Dongbei touched the ball curiously, and it felt very hard. "The fruit of 'undead blood', however, it grows from the roots. According to Li Yanhui, the source of the mysterious power is in the ancient cemetery, where the only noteworthy species is 'undead blood'. But our weeks The professor was so active in cutting off the stems and branches of the plants that we would bring them back for study, which aroused my suspicion. Thinking of the scattered bones in the cemetery, it was obvious that someone had excavated something here. So the day before leaving , I came to the cemetery and dug out these things from the roots of those plants." Speaking of this, Luo Fei stopped, and he turned his head to look out the window. The plane has landed and is taxiing slowly. "Professor Zhou, please get ready. Someone is coming to pick you up." Luo Fei pointed to a short distance ahead. That was his assistant Xiao Liu and others.They were wearing straight police uniforms, and in the sunlight, those blacks shone with a solemn and solemn light.