Criminal Investigation Notes Chapter 68

Sixteen months ago.

At night, the night sky was deep blue, and the moon shone brightly.

In the Huadu Anhua Music Center, amidst thunderous applause from the audience, a music event was approaching its end.

Everyone was still imrsed in the performance just now. The crowd at the front desk was bustling with people leaving, and the backstage was also chaotic.

Zhuang Xueyi perford a violin solo tonight, and she was the focus of the entire audience. Her performance was a great success, and many actors ca over to congratulate her.

Zhuang Xueyi smiled one by one, she is in her forties this year, in middle age, her figure and appearance are well maintained, making it impossible to see her actual age. She wore a silver dress tonight, which would appear shiny like fish scales under the lights, and her eyes were also decorated with so fish scales, making her look like a beautiful rmaid.

The clothing and makeup were very intricate, and it took a lot of ti to remove the makeup, especially those scales, which were very difficult to remove.

After removing all the scales, Zhuang Xueyi looked at herself in the mirror, but she couldnt be happy. Ti always passes, and one day she will step down from this stage.

There is no one to succeed her, this is the failure of her life, the greatest sorrow.

Her husband died early, and she raised her daughter alone through hardships. She had hoped to appear on this stage with her daughter, and she thought she would fall in love with this stage too, but she ssed everything up.

After that incident, the relationship between mother and daughter plumted to zero.

It has been more than a month since she had heard from Liu ngying.

At eleven oclock in the evening, the backstage was empty, quiet to the extre. When Zhuang Xueyi changed her clothes and ca out, a young man suddenly walked up to her with a bouquet of flowers.

He asked a bit nervously, Teacher Zhuang, I really like your performance. Could you sign my autograph?

Zhuang Xueyi, who had been playing the violin for years, also had her own fans.

Have you been waiting here all the ti? Zhuang Xueyi asked.

Well, I was hoping to see you. The man spoke, his voice gentle and pleasant.

Zhuang Xueyi felt a bit sorry, Then you must have been waiting for a long ti? She took the pen and photo from his hand, signed her na, and then took the bouquet of flowers.

Its worth waiting no matter how long. The man took the photo, put it in his pocket, and said thank you. Then he talked about Zhuang Xueyis performance tonight and how perfect the last piece was.

Zhuang Xueyi replied casually, but she was very happy in her heart.

The man and Zhuang Xueyi walked down the backstage stairs together when he casually brought up, I heard from soone that your daughter was also once in this orchestra.

The topic suddenly shifted to her daughter, and Zhuang Xueyi paused in her steps, her expression changing. She turned back to him with so displeasure and said, Dont ntion that unfilial daughter to . I have nothing to do with her.

The man was taken aback for a mont, Ms. Zhuang

Shes a selfish and self-serving child. Do you know what she has done? She ruined her own career and destroyed my dreams! I cant hold my head up high here anymore.

Thinking back to the mont when Liu ngying cut her own finger on stage, Zhuang Xueyi was so angry that her whole body was trembling.

Yes, she didnt feel sorry for her daughter, but rather angry.

The man stopped in his tracks

Zhuang Xueyis gaze instantly turned cold, and she stood at the stairs of the ergency exit, looking at him warily. The man in front of her didnt seem like an ordinary fan. Is it that little bastard who sent you here? she cursed maliciously.

The man frowned and tried to defend his patient, Liu ngyingshes not like that.

Hmph, so it is related to Liu ngying. Has she run out of money? Zhuang Xueyis face fell, and she had no good feelings towards the man in front of her. She cursed with malice, I wont give her a penny anymore. I hope she dies outside!

How could there be such a mother?

She left scars on her daughters body and mind with her own actions and so-called dreams, forcing her daughter to the brink of insanity, yet she still spoke these hurtful words.

In that mont, the man felt a fla rising in his heart, a raging fire that covered his eyes. He took a deep breath and reached out his hand.

When he ca to his senses, he saw Zhuang Xueyi lying at the bottom of the staircase.

In that instant, it was as if the clock had been paused. The surroundings were quiet, and only the two of them existed in this dim corner.

Zhuang Xueyis eyes were still half-open, and bright red blood silently spread from under her head, gradually staining the white carnations beneath her.

The man looked around and, seeing no one, quickly left the ergency exit and disappeared into the crowd.

The noise finally returned.

The man lowered his head, organizing his thoughts. This was the backstage area, a secure passage with no surveillance, and it was late enough now

She might only be injured, perhaps not dead.

She fell on her own, he didnt touch her

But did she really fall on her own?

He lowered his head, looking at his own hands, his fingers trembling uncontrollably.

mories gradually erged, he pushed her down He could recall his hand touching the womans back, feeling her body temperature, and then he applied a bit of force

He couldnt call for help, everyone would know he did it.

His chest felt tight, nervous, his heart felt like it was about to jump out of his throat. Rembering the woman in the stairwell, the blood under her, the tension made him feel like vomiting

That woman deserved to die she deserved to die

He kept repeating to himself, repeatedly stretching his fingers.

But the feeling of killing soone was not really pleasant, he didnt want to try it again

Killing was too easy.

The distance between life and death was really only twenty-two steps.

No, it wasnt murder, he was saving soone.

If this woman didnt die, Liu ngying was dood.

If she knew everything, she would forgive him.

The man prepared to hail a taxi, but suddenly rembered sothing, the pen he had just used to sign

It seed that Zhuang Xueyi didnt give it back to him

Sixteen months later, in the Huadu City Police Bureau.

An ambulance quickly arrived downstairs, and Qin Zhihua was hastily taken away by dical staff. Because she had been poisoned for so ti, she was still in critical condition and it was uncertain whether she could be saved. Zheng Bai followed to the hospital.

Su Hui washed his hands, cald down, and returned to the Major Cris Unit.

He couldnt let his guard down, everything was like a chain reaction of dominoes, and he didnt know what kind of reaction would co next.

Qu Ming looked at the computer and reported, Consultant Su, the flower shop we were investigating before has provided the information. The purchase of the carnations sixteen months ago was made using Alipay. The store owner provided the account, and I imdiately applied for permission to check the real na.

Every flower sold in the flower shop would have a record. It was a small flower shop, and on that day, only this bouquet of carnations was sold.

Su Hui looked at the email address written on the Alipay account, a combination of English and numbers.

Before they could even retrieve the real na, Xia Mingxi suddenly turned around and said, Consultant Su, sothings happened. The team that was tracking Liu ngying has found her. Shes now on the top floor of a comrcial building in the city center, and the fire departnt and police are rushing over.

Right now, Lu Junchi is not here, and Su Hui has clearly beco the highest-ranking person here. Everyone is nervous, waiting for his decision.

Su Hui frowned and asked, How far is it from here?

Qu Ming looked at the map and said, Not too far, about six or seven minutes by car.

Su Hui quickly made a decision, Qu Ming, take there. Xia Mingxi, notify Lus team as soon as possible.

He and Qu Ming hurriedly went downstairs. Just as Su Hui was about to get in the car with his cane, Lu Junchis phone call ca in and he quickly answered it.

Lu Junchi urgently said, Su Hui, Ive heard about the situation. Im a bit further away and it will take about twenty minutes for to get to Liu ngyings side.

Su Hui coughed a few tis and said, I know. Im rushing over. Shes still on the top floor, which ans we have a chance. Ill do my best to hold her back.

Please be careful! Lu Junchi felt a tightness in his chest when he heard this.

Im going to save people, not jump off a building. Qu Ming is with . Su Hui spoke quickly, but his tone and expression remained very calm.

Lu Junchi said, I didnt expect things to develop to this point. They did all of this to silence their accomplices

Su Hui recalled the feeling of despair when Qin Zhihua held his hand earlier. In his heart, all the truth gradually beca clear, Their current behavior is to protect the people behind them. I think they may have been misled by false information, bewitched, or even hypnotized, to kill their exposed accomplices

Lu Junchi drove the car and frowned, Can hypnosis achieve this effect?

He had discussed hypnosis with Su Hui before, and as far as he understood it, hypnosis could make people subconsciously do certain things, but it couldnt completely reverse a persons will. Overall, the effect was limited.

Su Hui said, The effect of hypnosis is closely related to the state of the person being hypnotized. For ordinary, ntally healthy people with strong willpower, this kind of hypnosis or psychological induction may have very little effect. But those patients were all previously suffering from depression. The perpetrator established a relationship with them at their most vulnerable and helpless monts, giving them redemption. He implanted his thoughts step by step into their minds, making them agree with his ideas. Those patients loved him, worshiped him, respected him, and willingly followed him, willing to do anything for him, including killing their own colleagues.

He spoke until here, lowered his eyelashes for a mont, and then raised his gaze, looking firmly at the blurred traffic outside: After everything is exposed, the subconscious mind that remains in the brain will make those people abandon everything, even if it ans using their own lives to protect him. And after brainwashing, they will mistake these thoughts as their own.

It is precisely because of this that the killers who were forced into a corner began to turn on each other.

This is an invasion, an induction, and even a brainwashing.

This is not redemption, it is a poisonous substance coated in honey. Once an agreent is reached with that devil, you will completely lose yourself.

When soone kills, their life will veer off course. Its like being pushed into a pure white hell, unable to be reincarnated forever.

Su Hui tried to explain to Lu Junchi, But I estimate that many of the patients are no longer in a state of depression. The manipulative power of those people has weakened, and the ones who are acting may be so of his crazy followers.

Lu Junchi never expected that the case would lead to this point, like opening Pandoras box, causing a series of follow-up events and putting the police on the defensive. Do you have any more specific insights about the killer? he asked.

Su Huai cald down and said, He is a man, aged between 28 and 35, and his profession could be a doctor, a teacher, or a psychotherapist. He appears very gentle and harmless on the surface, he may be very handso and give people a sense of trust, but inside, he is an extremist. His redemption is not for those patients, but for his own satisfaction. Therefore, when it is close to being exposed, those who he saved beca sacrificial pawns to cover up the truth and protect others

As Su Huai spoke, the figure in his mind beca clearer. He rembered the Alipay account the first letter seed to be AYC. Su Huai paused and said, Right, check on An Yuci. Im almost there, well talk later.

Liu Junchi wanted to ask more, but his phone was hung up.

Earlier, the profession of psychotherapist was ntioned, and Liu Junchi had a vague premonition in his heart. Now, Su Huai had directly locked onto An Yuci.

Qiao Ze sat in the car and quickly opened his laptop, asking, Captain Liu, who do we need to check?

Yang Yuqing Clinic, a psychotherapist nad An Yuci. Check his dical records from the First Hospital to see if he is related to these suspects Liu Junchi said.

Qiao Ze quickly typed on the keyboard. After a while, he took a deep breath and said incredulously, Several relevant people have seen this doctor before

Liu Junchi continued, Imdiately retrieve his fingerprints and compare them with the fingerprints found at the scene of Zhuang Xueyis death!

The previous fingerprint information was incomplete, as only the fingertips were preserved, so the identity of the person could not be determined. But if there were complete fingerprint information, they could be compared and the identity of the person could be determined.

Qiao Ze poured both sets of fingerprints into the system and a beep sound was heard. He exclaid excitedly, Fingerprint match!