After transmigrating to a parallel world, Shen Ting activates the Detective System and even becomes the admin of a crime-solving chat group.
Inside the group are Hacker Kiko, Detective Qin Fe...
Imitating the Ten Kings of Hell, each of them is in charge of the hell punishment of killing people!
Moreover, every time someone is killed, a different punishment in hell is chosen.
This method of killing was something Shen Ting had never heard of.
What concerned Shen Ting even more was the meaning behind this.
It is unlikely that the murderer would suddenly slap his forehead and decide to kill people for no reason, imitating the punishment in hell.
This is a bit too nonsensical!
There must be a reason why the executioner chose such a special method of killing.
It is likely to be influenced by his personal beliefs, upbringing, his dissatisfaction with social phenomena, and so on, all of which are combined to influence him.
“Even if ordinary people think of hell, the first thing that comes to mind is most likely the Buddhist Eighteen Levels of Hell.
But the murderer chose the Taoist Ten Kings of Hell.
Is the perpetrator a Taoist, or a fan of Taoist culture?"
This is a relatively straightforward guess.
“By the way, among the sins corresponding to the sixth level of hell is blasphemy against faith.
If the perpetrator is interested in Taoist culture, then would his sixth target be someone who blasphemes Taoist beliefs?
“In addition, the concept of hell in religion is not simply to punish sin.
It also involves concepts such as cause and effect, and the six realms of reincarnation.
The purpose is to educate and warn sentient beings, and to cultivate kindness, compassion, etc.
The number of glasses the torturer inserted into the lawyer's body was equal to the number of cases he was involved in.
The number of ice picks inserted into the bodies of the two victims was equal to the number of animals they killed.
There is also the torture of the target in the same bathroom for thirteen days.
These details do have some connotations of cause and effect.”
Shen Ting frowned slightly:
“But religions show believers the law of cause and effect in order to arouse compassion.
What is the point of punishing those who follow the cycle of cause and effect?
No one could see him committing a crime, and even if they did, his murderous methods would only leave a psychological scar, not arouse compassion...
Um?
etc! "
Shen Ting was stunned for a moment.
In the previous group discussion, everyone basically reached a consensus -
The punisher does not kill merely out of a desire to kill.
Beneath this, there is a deeper motive for committing the crime, which should be some special ideas.
It's like a leatherworker declaring his love for his girlfriend to everyone.
However, the punishment officer’s philosophy is not clearly reflected in the case.
Perhaps, it is not that the concept is not clearly demonstrated in the case, but that the punisher has not truly and formally demonstrated his own concept?
"Through the punishments of hell, we can warn people of the law of cause and effect, and thus guide them to do good and avoid evil?
At present, this may be the murderer's deep-seated ideology.
If we put aside the contradiction of the murderer killing innocent people and delve into this concept…”
"If I were the murderer, to truly realize this idea, the process of my crime would definitely need to be known to more people, or even seen by more people.
and!
If people just know or see it, it is impossible to attract the attention of ordinary people.
Therefore, my modus operandi must be horrifying enough and eye-catching enough.
But being too brutal may cause disgust and contempt among the masses and fail to serve as a warning.
Therefore, the targets I kill should preferably be people known to ordinary people and who have invested their attention and feelings in them.
Especially those who disgust and displease them..."
Shen Ting’s scalp instantly went numb.
In this case, the murderer chose people who had aroused public opinion as his target for killing, probably not just to avoid being cross-identified.
More importantly, can it cause enough impact on the people?
"But it shouldn't be that serious..."
Shen Ting smacked his teeth, feeling that this was a bit outrageous.
But at the same time, he felt that this idea was quite smooth.
“Until now, this case has not made a big fuss, and few people know the perpetrators.
So it’s hard to say whether this speculation is true or not! "
To be on the safe side, Shen Ting found Shao Ming and reminded him to pay attention to the online public opinions and videos related to the criminals.
Shao Ming was naturally surprised by Shen Ting’s proposal.
However, he was so busy with the fifth case that he had no time to ask the reason.
Anyway, just take Shen Ting’s suggestion seriously.
Shen Ting then continued to profile the torturer:
"If the punishments of hell and karma are used to warn people, that is the idea of the punisher.
So what is the reason that led him to come up with this idea and to promote it through extreme means?"
Obviously, the reason behind this is what matters most.
If we can find this reason, we will have the opportunity to understand the psychological state of the punishment at close range.
“First, the Punisher hates sin, especially sin that goes unpunished and has not paid an adequate price.
Ordinary people also hate it, but they won’t be as extreme as the punisher…”
"Does the more intense the hatred for sin, the more likely it is that the punisher longs for a world without sin, or a world where all sins receive the punishment they deserve?"
Shen Ting was stunned:
"Deep down, this punisher seems to be an idealist!"
But there are also many idealists, and no one kills people indiscriminately because of the gap between ideals and reality.
"What causes an idealist to break down and take extreme measures?"
Shen Ting frowned slightly.
There are too many possibilities.
It may be that the punisher himself was illegally harmed, but the other party did not pay the price. He personally experienced the gap between ideals and reality, and thus suffered a psychological breakdown.
Perhaps it was because he saw the cruelty of society that his inner ideals were eroded bit by bit.
Ordinary cruel reality might not be enough; I need something dark enough to make people feel powerless...
Perhaps, the profession of the punisher is public security, procuratorial and judicial?
Have you seen too many real cases and therefore feel powerless?
It's also possible that the perpetrator is simply antisocial, suffering from mental illnesses such as paranoia, and is immersed in his own world...
"This last possibility is not very reliable."
Because according to the conclusion of the autopsy at the scene of the crime, the perpetrator is good at martial arts, has a high IQ, and has strong anti-reconnaissance capabilities. He is most likely a successful person, which does not fit the image of a simple antisocial person.
"The second possibility is more reliable."
The section drawing was basically completed, and Shen Ting began to summarize his analysis results.
But at this time!
Shao Ming suddenly found Shen Ting.
There was obvious shock on his face:
“Chen Ting, you are right.
There are indeed videos of torturers committing crimes online..."