Chapter 23 chapter Five

Liang Ye picked up the teacup and slightly raised his left eyebrow. "Oh? If you have any questions, just ask." He took a sip of tea and said to Nie Ming. "You just said that Lawyer Song fell to his death from the balcony of his home, but you didn't say——did he commit suicide or homicide?" Ji Lin, who was recording, stopped the pen in her hand, raised her head and looked at Liang Ye. "Whether the old lawyer died by suicide or homicide - we are still unable to make an accurate judgment." Liang Ye said, "However, we believe that the possibility of murder is much higher than suicide."

"Can't judge accurately? Why?" Nie Ming asked. "We rushed to Lawyer Song's house immediately after the incident. He lived on the twelfth floor. After inspection, we found that the doors and windows were intact, and there were no signs of being attacked by intruders in the house. It seems that Nothing of value was lost." Nie Ming focused on Officer Liang, waiting for him to continue. "Looking at it this way alone, the old lawyer seems to have committed suicide. However, we found two great doubts. First, we searched Lawyer Song's home and found nothing about the small book. Obviously, it has been taken away. Moreover, the large bookcase of Lawyer Song’s house has been turned into a mess—but the problem is that we cannot tell whether these books and notebooks were turned by the old lawyer himself or by others. "

"I think it was after the death of the old lawyer—and someone wanted to find the book before the police arrived. That's why they rummaged through the bookcase in such a panic." Nie Ming said, "Maybe, you guys You can take fingerprints from some books to check." "Of course we have thought of this and have already done it. However, we have not found other fingerprints other than Lawyer Song and his family." "By the way, what family members does Lawyer Song have? Does he live with them?" "The old lawyer had two wives. But his second wife died two years ago. He now has a daughter and a twelve-year-old son, but they do not live together. Most of the time, The old lawyer lives alone, his daughter lives in a rented flat with her brother, and they come to visit their father from time to time — that’s how it is in his house.”

"On the night of the incident, was Lawyer Song alone at home?" "Yes. We asked his daughter, who was watching TV in her apartment, and her brother was in front of the computer, and they had no idea that their father had been killed." "So, Officer Liang, you just said that you found two suspicious points, what is the second one?" "The second doubtful point." Liang Ye said, "It is also the most critical one. This discovery can almost logically prove that Lawyer Song died of murder, not suicide." "Oh? What is it?" Liang Ye took out a hard-shell notebook with a blue cover from the briefcase he brought with him, shook it, and said, "Obviously, if a murderer really broke into the old lawyer's house, and his purpose was to If he finds that black book, then he must know what that book is like. For example, what color it is, how thick it is, etc.—in this case, he will ignore other books in that bookcase, such as , I'm taking this now."

Nie Ming looked at the blue book and said, "I found this in the bookcase of Lawyer Song's house?" Officer Liang nodded: "This is a notepad of Lawyer Song - do you want to know what is written on it?" "With your permission." "I can show you." Officer Liang handed the blue book to Nie Ming after finishing speaking, "Anyway, we can't understand what is written on it, maybe you can understand it." Nie Ming took the notebook and glanced at Liang Ye. He could hear the implication of this sentence. "Go straight to the middle and read the last few articles." Liang Ye pointed to the blue book.

Nie Ming quickly found what the police officer was referring to. He saw Lawyer Song's crooked handwriting on the notebook, and those words seemed to be trembling.Nie Ming couldn't imagine the state of mind in which Lawyer Song wrote these things—— "Everything is clear. I have verified that what is written in that notebook is absolutely true. The secret that that person has hidden for so many years is actually known to me, which is really terrifying! Before I reveal this secret to the world, maybe he will come to me. I probably won't live long, and he won't let me go.

How long had he spent disguising himself?What is he now?Is he still human?No, that's not something a human can do, he's not human anymore. He didn't know how many years he had acted in this play.What a fool I was, for all these years, he'd been hiding around all of us, and I didn't even recognize him. Hui in heaven, I may come to accompany you soon.If I die, let this secret remain underground forever. 05.12.23" Nie Ming read these passages several times, and he felt at a loss—these words were undoubtedly the thoughts that Lawyer Song wrote in his notepad after reading that little notebook.Although he couldn't understand it, the fear revealed between the lines made Nie Ming shiver several times.

"Have you finished reading it?" Liang Ye asked, "Do you know the meaning of these words written by Lawyer Song before he died?" "I don't know. But I think this text provides us with some useful clues." Nie Ming said. "Oh? Let's hear it." "First of all, as you said just now, we can tell that the old lawyer didn't seem to commit suicide—because he mentioned that someone will come to him and won't let him go. And this book is in his bookcase If Lawyer Song committed suicide and he wants us to find this notebook, then this blue notebook should appear in a more prominent place, such as on his desk, right?"

"Yes." Officer Liang nodded and said, "But there is another situation, that is, the old lawyer committed suicide before 'that person' arrived. And he is not very willing to have this notebook discovered—if If that is the case, it will be very difficult for us to find out whether he committed suicide." "It is true, so this article can only be regarded as a speculation with 'possibility'. However, there is still some information in this text that we can be sure of." "Tell me and listen." Liang Ye leaned out of the chair, showing great interest.

"We can know at least three things from this passage left by Lawyer Song. First, the murderer is a man, because Lawyer Song has always used the word 'he' next to single person in this text, not next to the word female. "She"; the second point, I am a little confused. It seems that the murderer is someone that Lawyer Song knows, but why does Lawyer Song always use the personal pronoun "he" to replace this person? Why not directly Write his name? He knows that this person may come to kill him, why not make some preparations in advance? For example, he can call the police in advance. Third, the date of this message is obviously wrong. Song The time when the lawyer wrote this text should be yesterday, that is, August 12. Why did he write it on December 23? Could this be what he is hinting to us?"

After listening to Nie Ming's analysis, Liang Ye nodded slightly, showing a little appreciation: "Mr. Nie, you are indeed very smart. The questions you just raised are exactly the same as what I thought before. Then, I I’d like to hear from you again about your views on these doubtful points.” "I think there are two reasons why Lawyer Song was vague about the murderer's name: first, he knew who the murderer was, but for some reason he couldn't name him; ..." At this point, Nie Ming stopped.He pressed his chin with his hand and frowned. "What's the matter, let's continue." "I don't know how to put it. I have a strange feeling in my heart. Maybe...the one who killed the old lawyer was not a person at all, but something we can't understand...That's why Lawyer Song couldn't be called at all. Just mention his name, and there is no defense against 'him' at all." "Mr. Nie, don't you want to say that a ghost or a ghost killed Lawyer Song?" Liang Ye's expression suddenly became serious, "These are plots in horror novels, and what is before us now is a Cases in real life!" "However, Officer Liang, you have also seen it. Lawyer Song wrote words like 'what is he now?' and 'he is no longer human' in the message. How do you think we should understand these words?" "I don't know yet, but I absolutely don't agree with those statements about ghosts." Liang Ye waved his hand and said, "So, what do you think about that wrong date?" "Looking at this text as a whole, Lawyer Song may have been quite nervous when he wrote it. Therefore, the possibility that he made a mistake cannot be ruled out; of course, I think it is more likely that this date is implying something to people. .Officer, you should probably ask Attorney Song's daughter and son if this date has any special meaning to their father." "We've asked, and Lawyer Song's daughter said she didn't know there was anything special about the date, and so did her brother." "Who is the 'Hui' mentioned by Lawyer Song in the last sentence?" "It was his first wife——Mo Hui. She was a poor woman who died of dystocia while giving birth to her daughter." Liang Ye paused, "Okay, Mr. Nie, I think our conversation today will begin. Come here, maybe we will contact you in the near future, please don't leave this city in the near future." After Liang Ye finished speaking, he stood up with Ji Lin. Nie Ming sighed helplessly: "It seems that until you solve the case, I will have to live the life of a suspect." "Please understand that we follow procedures." Nie Ming sent the two police officers to the door. Before Liang Ye's feet stepped out of the room, he turned around suddenly and said, "By the way, there is one thing I have to remind you. Before we look for you, first I had a conversation with lawyer Song’s daughter, Song Jingci. During the conversation, she learned that our police had listed you as one of the suspects. She seemed a little out of control at the time, and it was obvious that her father’s death had hit her hard. Big. I think she might come to you..." "Wait, what do you mean? Why did she come to me? Could it be that she came to me for revenge before the investigation of this case is clear?" "It's not that serious. However, if she is still emotionally unstable after finding you, please contact us immediately to prevent her from doing anything radical. Okay, leave." Nie Ming stared at the backs of the two police officers leaving, dumbfounded.He knew that he had been involved in a weird, intricate and mysterious incident.