Chapter 224 Police Officer's Suspect
In the restaurant, Lin Zhi, who was helped to wash and then carried to a chair, looked at the full bowl of rice in front of him and rubbed his brows.
He was not in a very good mood at the moment because he was feeling very unwell.
The slightest pain seemed to pull at his nerves, causing him to feel an uncontrollable irritation in his heart, not to mention this seemingly endless feeling of soreness and swelling. Even though it had ended a long time ago, it seemed as if the discomfort was still lingering in his body, making his mood even worse.
The look between Lin Zhi's eyebrows became even colder, and the usual smile on his face was gone. The emotions that were difficult to control rationally and contrary to his code of conduct were the source of his displeasure.
It is a very dangerous thing for him to have his true emotions easily seen by others.
It was time to eat. Lin Zhi adjusted his breathing. He hadn't eaten well in the past few days. Although his appetite was not very good now, he should... The heat of the rice instantly burned his fingertips through the ceramic bowl, and the sound of glass breaking rang out in the small space.
Lin Zhi lowered his head, and recalled what had just happened with a little sluggish thinking.
He scalded his hand and subconsciously knocked over the cup of water at hand, using destruction as a channel to vent his anger.
When Qiu Huo heard the noise and walked out of the kitchen, he saw the young man pinching his fingertips, looking down at the ground, with the corners of his lips slightly raised.
But at the moment of looking at each other, there was only lingering surprise and confusion about the sudden situation in the young man's eyes. There was a subtle disharmony on his handsome face, which made people feel strange, as if the young man didn't know that he was smiling.
Qiu Huo frowned slightly, walked closer quickly, and was relieved when he saw that Lin Zhi's legs were not scalded by the water.
Lin Zhi knew what Qiu Huo was thinking from the changes in his facial expression. The anxiety in his heart seemed to be soothed, but it also seemed to transform into a more devouring dark fire that spread inside him, trapped in his body, unable to find an outlet to burst out.
The glass fragments were quickly cleaned up. Qiu Huo dried the water on the ground and poured Lin Zhi a cup of warm water.
"I'll come back to you after I finish eating. You haven't taken your medicine in a few days."
Qiu Huo was a little annoyed at his own negligence. He actually forgot this.
Lin Zhi looked up at Qiu Huo and said jokingly, "Throw it away after use? That's too cruel."
He knew that hatred might not be that intention, but he wanted to know the answer, or he wanted to get something else through the answer, such as 'love', more and more love and dependence.
Before hearing the answer, my brain was working involuntarily, going against rational thinking. Qiu Huo could obviously help him get the medicine back, so why did he have to send him back? Shouldn't he take pity on his health and not sleep on a bed that was too hard?
Or was it because of what the murderer said, so he had to divert his attention and detect the murderer's traces while the murderer was observing him?
His thoughts branched out into several branches in an instant. Lin Zhi frowned slightly and stopped this somewhat cold and harsh speculation.
Lin Zhi admitted that he was a somewhat suspicious person. His upbringing and personality determined that he would think a lot and would not hesitate to assume the worst of others. He even assumed this about his babies before, but it was different now. After all, they had proved with actual actions that they would not do that.
So he believed that Qiu would not think like this, and he would not doubt him like this. It was the influence of his illness.
The smile on Lin Zhi's face faded a little. He knew in his heart that the disease would only magnify his thoughts, but would not create or distort his thoughts out of thin air.
He didn't trust the person who had been with him for so long as much as he thought. Lin Zhi was a little confused. He thought he did believe it.
A pair of chopsticks were suddenly stuffed into her hands, and Lin Zhi's thoughts were brought back to her senses, and she met Qiu Huo's eyes.
"Throw it away after use?" Qiu Huo repeated this sentence in an ambiguous tone, looking at Lin Zhi quietly and said, "If you describe yourself like this again, I will let you know what it means to use it up completely. By then, you will have to hide in my house for more than just two days."
Qiu Huo didn't seem angry at all, and his tone was calm and even a little playful, but it made people feel that a storm was about to come.
Lin Zhi had seen him like this once in her memory. When the original owner was locked up in the interrogation room, Qiu Huo was sitting sideways on a chair, playing with a pen in his hand and looking at him coldly.
The beating of his heart and the rush of blood too quickly caused Lin Zhi to have a slight tinnitus.
The subtext jumped into my mind, and my smile blossomed with a morbid beauty.
Feeling as if he was really going to be played to death, Lin Zhi gently bit the tip of the chopsticks and looked at Qiu Huo with a smile.
With a rolling Adam's apple, he stood up and went to the kitchen, and brought the prepared dishes to the dining table.
However, the smile on Lin Zhi's face had not faded, and those eyes reflected his face, as if engraving him in them.
Qiu Huo finally couldn't hold back, and after kissing her for a few minutes, he let her go and urged her, "Eat."
Lin Zhi had to eat, otherwise he was worried that his body really wouldn't be able to take it.
Lin Zhi pursed his slightly swollen lips. His stomach, which had not eaten for a while, sent out a signal that it urgently needed to eat, causing slight pain. He stretched out his chopsticks to pick up some food.
"I'm telling you that it's because I can't stay here any longer."
Qiu Huo didn't intend to just skip over the previous topic. Since Lin Zhi didn't understand, he would make him understand.
"Not only is your address exposed, but more importantly, the sheets are not dry yet. If you don't leave, you might really have to sleep on wooden boards."
Qiu Huo realized this morning when he was changing the bed sheets that he had no more sheets or cotton quilts to use except for the ones that were already made.
The cotton wool has been dried on the balcony, and the two sheets are about to be washed and hung out to dry. Normally, these things should dry faster in the summer, but because he washed them late and it is only noon now, they have not been dried for a few hours in total. In addition, it is cloudy today and there is a chance of rain in the afternoon, so the sheets may still be damp at night.
Lin Zhi was stunned for a moment, then realized what it meant. His shoulders trembled and he couldn't hold the chopsticks steadily.
Lin Zhi raised her eyebrows slightly: "That sounds really perverted."
Qiu Huo's attitude is so frank and completely righteous that people who are not in the know will not think too much about it, and people who are in the know will understand that they are not wrong.
"If you encounter other perverts, you can call the police on my private phone and I will provide assistance at any time."
Qiu Huo picked up a piece of shrimp and put it in Lin Zhi's bowl. His posture was natural. It didn't seem like flirting, but it was better than flirting.
He knew that Lin Zhi liked to eat shrimps, so he went to the vegetable market this morning to buy live shrimps. He processed the shells and shrimp threads while waiting for the washing machine to wash the sheets in the morning, so Lin Zhi didn't have to peel the shells herself.
Seeing Lin Zhi chewing and swallowing the food, Qiu Huo retracted his gaze and continued, "I originally wanted to buy some cushions, but then I thought, forget it, it's not safe here, your place has better security, and since the murder happened, the camera in the lobby on the first floor has been repaired, and one more has been added."
"You can also install one outside your door. I bought it for you and will help you with it later."
Qiu Huo had always wanted to install a camera outside Lin Zhi's door. Of course, it was for police and military use and could not be sold outside. Qiu Huo had a classmate from the police academy who was employed by a private security company. He asked the company to buy some good stuff for him, and it only arrived in the past two days.
Lin Zhi nodded, and the uncontrollable boredom flowing in his nerves finally subsided.
This feeling of having everything handled by the other party was quite new to him, and it was not repulsive at all. After all, there is a big difference between being able to rely on someone and being able to rely on someone alone.
Lin Zhi ate half a bowl of rice and drank a bowl of soup.
His stomach is not in good condition to begin with, and he has eaten little in the past few days, so he should not eat too much.
According to 01, in addition to water, he was also fed porridge by Qiu Huo, but Lin Zhi had no memory of eating on his own. If he didn't know that the system would not lie to him, Lin Zhi would have felt that he supplemented more protein than carbohydrates.
After Qiu Huo washed the dishes, Lin Zhi got into his car and returned to the apartment.
On the way, Lin Zhicai thought carefully about what Chou had said, that the residence was unsafe.
Lin Zhi knew clearly that the hidden danger of Qiu Huozhi was not the murderer this time, but might be the enemy who killed his father, or those people he had caught who might take revenge on him.
Lin Zhi: [Qiu Huo, how is your sleep quality these two days? 】
Although Qiu Huo was energetic, he was not extremely energetic. He would not work non-stop for days on end. He must have rested.
01 recalled the gaps in the cartoon and replied: [I usually fall asleep half an hour after the host falls asleep, and my average sleep time is four hours, which is much better than before. 】
01I am very happy. The host is so awesome.
01's words confirmed Lin Zhi's guess. As for the salvation plan for this world, Lin Zhi still has no specific plan in mind. It's not that he doesn't know how to plan, but he finds that he doesn't need a plan.
Because Qiu Huo was by his side, he seemed to be able to sleep well.
If you want to completely cure Qiu Huo, you need to remove the knot in his heart, but his knot is related to the murderer, so you can only wait.
Lin Zhi believed that person would appear. According to the trend of the world, if he did not intervene, Qiu Huo would go on the path of self-destruction. Given Qiu Huo's character, it would be impossible for him to commit suicide without taking his enemy with him.
So, that person will definitely appear, it’s just a matter of time.
After arriving at the apartment, Qiu Huo did not go in immediately, but used an instrument to check whether there were any cameras nearby.
When the instrument made a beeping sound, Qiu Huo's face darkened slightly. He had checked it a few days ago and there was no such reaction. It seemed that the murderer had installed it during these few days.
After taking out a button-shaped miniature camera from under the shoe cabinet, Qiu Huo crushed it with an expressionless face.
This type of camera is a mid-to-high-end product that can transmit images wirelessly in real time. The overall shape is a rectangular box with a button-shaped camera on the top and the rest of the box contains wires.
Qiu Huo just stepped on the camera and put the thing in his pocket.
After dealing with the camera and installing a new one, Qiu Huo told Lin Zhi which app to download to view the surveillance footage and then called Zhu Changdong.
"Lock the door for a while, and don't open it no matter who knocks. I'll call you when I come in. After taking the medicine, have a good sleep."
Qiu Huo still has a lot of things to do. Not only does he have to check nearby surveillance cameras to see who installed the cameras, but he also has to find out where the cell phone used by the murderer at the bus stop was stolen.
Lin Zhi nodded and watched him leave.
Because the windows were closed, there wasn't much dust in the room that hadn't been occupied for two or three days. Lin Zhi cleaned it and went to the study.
After turning on the computer, Lin Zhi opened the document and continued writing from the previous article.
The murderer hopes that he can publicize his deeds, so he writes down the story according to his ideas.
When writing the scene where the protagonist goes to the policeman's house, Lin Zhi's fingertips hovered.
If he wrote it truthfully, he wouldn't know whether the murderer was surprised or not, but the editor would definitely be upset.
Lin Zhi thought about it and decided not to develop the habit of writing □□ out loud.
When writing about the sudden phone call, Lin Zhi saved the document, stood up and relaxed his stiff limbs.
Lin Zhi looked at the time. It was almost five o'clock. She wondered how Qiu or the situation was going over there.
The food he had eaten at noon seemed not to have been digested yet. Lin Zhi sat in the living room, took out his mobile phone and clicked on the forum.
The murderer must have more than one account. Even if that account was abandoned by him, he must have other accounts in it.
It is not difficult to quickly know someone's birthday.
When Lin Zhi enters the word "birthday" in the search box, a lot of such posts pop up.
[Send your birthday to see if there is anyone who shares the same birthday with you~]
[My birthday is on x month x day, is there a piglet like me? 】
[Fate is predestined, please leave your birthday!] 】
For posts like this, you can scroll down and turn the page. These are only posts in the same city. If there are no regional restrictions, there will be even more of them.
People are not as cautious online as they are in real life, especially when it comes to something like birthdays, which everyone thinks doesn't matter if it is announced. After all, every social platform or game has this option.
When Lin Zhi learned that the murderer chose to kill people born on the same day and month, he thought about his motives.
If the murderer's representative symbol is really "because", a mathematical and geometric symbol, then his purpose of killing should not be "sacrifice", as the two are fundamentally different.
Of course, although there is a saying that the end of science is metaphysics, Lin Zhi doesn’t think the murderer has reached that level.
A delusional person who can't even be called an artist uses human lives as his works of art. His arrogance is unreasonable.
His code name also reflects this arrogance. When the conjunction "because" is used in an expression, the suffix is the cause of the event. He is the "because" itself, that is, all these things come from him.
He did not do anything else to the corpse, nor did he take any money. He was not picky about age or location and only cared about the killing itself, which was enough to show that the incident had nothing to do with sacrifice.
If it wasn't a metaphysical purpose, then what was his reason for doing so?
Lin Zhi's eyes fell on the words "fate is destined", and he seemed to be thinking about something.
Many things in this world can be changed by oneself, whether it is appearance, voice or ability. Even if you are well prepared, you can extend the time of death. The only thing is that the time of birth cannot be controlled by oneself.
Could this be the reason? Lin Zhi wasn’t sure.
On October 13, Lin Zhi thought of this number in his mind and conducted another precise search.
There are several ways to express this date, whether it is Arabic numerals or words, Lin Zhi tried them one by one and looked at the posts patiently, but the efficiency was still too low and there were many incorrect results.
Lin Zhi was just about to call 01 when he heard 01 volunteering: [Host, I can help you! 】
Lin Zhi raised the corners of his lips and told 01 the screening conditions.
The location is limited to Runing City, and the time range is within half a year. The reason for half a year is that people are not objects and the probability of change is very high.
Even if it was the murderer, there was no way of knowing when the person moved or changed jobs. Once the target left Ru Ning, the murderer's efforts would be in vain. In addition, from the Liu Xiaowan case, we know that the murderer had been chatting with her for more than three months, so the time can be pushed forward a little.
01 quickly sorted out the list and classified it by time. Too many links almost caused Lin Zhi's computer to jam.
After looking through a lot of posts, Lin Zhi discovered that in addition to making friends posts, there are also zodiac posts and metaphysics posts about leaving birthdays.
The sky outside the house gradually darkened. Lin Zhi rubbed his neck and stood up to pour some water.
The solitary moon hangs high in the sky, casting its bright light all over the ground.
In a room filled with the atmosphere of a young girl, Ying Shiyu was lying on the bed, replying to her friend's messages with a little excitement.
"Is it a good time for Libra to travel tomorrow? Maybe there will be good luck in love in the northwest?"
The person on the other end typed back: [That’s right, I haven’t been out for a long time, why don’t we meet in person? Isn’t there an amusement park in the northwest? Let’s go and take some photos on the carousel. They will definitely turn out great in the photos! I told you I'm good at taking photos! I also have a small SLR! 】
Ying Shiyu thought for a moment and sent a voice message back: "Okay, okay, tomorrow is Sunday, I'll wear my new dress!"
Ying Shiyu is a lolita girl who occasionally cosplays her favorite characters. She often attends comic conventions and offline gatherings, so she is not afraid of meeting people in person, especially when the other party is her relative or friend.
They met under a horoscope post and happened to be born on the same day of the same month of the same year. The other person was a transvestite, but Ying Shiyu was used to it and did not look down on her. She even got along well with him.
They have known each other for more than two months. They have worn miniskirts and played games together. The other party even took the initiative to pay the balance of a piece of jewelry for her. She is really kind-hearted. Although her face is not visible in the miniskirt, she is super hot. Unfortunately, her family is strict and they cannot go to comic conventions in other places together. Ru Ning has no event recently, so it would be great to meet tomorrow.
Ying Shiyu happily announced in the group that she was going to meet with her relatives and friends, which aroused the envy of many people.
[Ahhhh, I really want to go with you! 】
[Remember to take more pictures of your baby’s legs, don’t be too fond of them! 】
[Soul-traveling poem!] 】
Ying Shiyu said proudly: "You guys can be envious, tomorrow Xiaoxia and I will wear the same skirt and take photos on the carousel!"
Ying Shiyu was even happier thinking of this. She and Xiaoxia had planned to wear the same dress when they met, but the production period of the dress was too long, and she didn't know when she could pay the balance of the dress they bought together. After Xiaoxia learned the name of her favorite dress, she went to the seafood platform to buy the same one, which touched her deeply.
It was getting late, but she was too happy to sleep, so she got up to iron her clothes, find her crinoline and accessories, and look forward to tomorrow.
At one o'clock in the morning, Lin Zhi rubbed the swollen and painful Taiyang Xue and asked 01 to locate Qiu Huo's position.
The map unfolded in Lin Zhi's mind, and the red dot representing Qiu Huo was near him, to be precise, downstairs of his apartment building.
Lin Zhi sent a message to Qiu Huo, asking him if he had finished his work.
Qiu Huo looked at the dark room of Room 604 and called back.
After the call was connected, he heard the young man's tired voice, asking: "Are you still awake?"
"Waiting for you."
The young man's voice did not have many ups and downs, as if it was just a casual and simple statement. The sound transmitted through the electric current was distorted for a moment in the summer night. It was as soft as a feather, but it caused a huge wave when it fell.
Qiu Huo paused for a moment and said, "I'll be back soon."
Qiu Huo's voice was steady, but the way he took out the key, got out of the car and locked it in one go seemed less steady.
Lin Zhi put his phone on the table, got up and went to the living room.
01Mumble: [Why does it feel like the mission target isn’t exciting at all? 】
Lin Zhi chuckled: [Really? I think it's just the opposite. 】
If the elevator was not on the first floor, Qiu might have pressed the button to pieces.
On the first floor, Qiu Huo looked at the elevator going down, but couldn't help but press the up button that was already lit.
Why is it so slow?
Lin Zhi unlocked the door, took off her shoes and walked in, then turned around and saw that there was nothing on the dining table.
"Did you eat anything tonight?"
Under Qiu Huo's gaze, Lin Zhi inexplicably felt like he had done something wrong.
What is this, a career bonus?
Between 'forgetting' and 'not being hungry', Lin Zhi chose the latter, of course, with some artistic processing.
"You fed me too much at noon, and I haven't digested it yet."
There is a natural harmlessness in Lin Zhi's eyes that makes people unconsciously believe everything he says.
He rubbed his flat abdomen, his handsome features showing some distress.
"Really? Let me see."
Qiu didn't fall for it and wasn't fooled by the attractive mimicry of the Piranha Plant. He walked straight forward to verify it.
His palms were large and warm, and the heat penetrated the skin through a thin layer of summer clothes, causing people to shiver slightly.
"You must have digested it a long time ago. I know how much you can eat and how big your bulge will be at most."
Qiu Huo had his usual agressive and even mocking smile on his face. He pressed his palms downwards, narrowed his eyes slightly, and the smile on his lips widened, as if he had thought of something interesting.
Lin Zhi sighed inwardly and was just thinking about asking Qiu Huo to get something to eat when she heard him ask, "Have you taken the medicine?"
"I don't want to eat."
Lin Zhi answered directly this time, and looked a little uninterested when he mentioned the medicine.
The disadvantages of the drugs were too obvious to him. The calmness and fatigue that were suppressed to the point where nothing could cause any disturbance were more unbearable to him than mania and excitement.
"Come to the study, I may have found an alternative target for the murderer."
Lin Zhi held Qiu Huo's hand and led him to the study to show him his achievements today.
Qiu Huo didn't want to force Lin Zhi to take medicine, but he was worried that Lin Zhi's condition would worsen. After hearing what Lin Zhi said, he put these thoughts aside and followed Lin Zhi forward.
The windows of the study, balcony and bedroom are not facing the same direction. No wonder he thought Lin Zhi was already asleep when he saw her downstairs, so he didn't want to call and disturb her.
"Because the data is huge, I only compared the key things. From the current clues, the murderer is very cunning and cautious, but he is very persistent about two things. One is his birthday and the other is his name. Whether it is the ID for sending flowers or the nickname for chatting with Liu Xiaowan, he is 'Xia' and is called Xiao Xia."
"I collected posts from the past six months and found words related to 'Xiao Xia' on the homepage of a reply ID on a certain floor of a horoscope post more than two months ago."
Even with the help of the system, this matter is still very troublesome, because 'October 13th' and 'Xiao Xia' do not appear in the same post, and it is difficult to combine the search. In addition, there are many posts related to 'Xiao Xia' and even more related to 'Xia'.
Lin Zhi searched for nearly eight hours before he found this person, and he couldn't be completely sure that this person was the target, because the murderer might have changed his nickname.
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