Chapter 121 Birthmark

◎Red birthmark, like a butterfly◎

The tragic murder case of Gong Dazhuang's family of six was finally solved.

All three murderers have pleaded guilty.

Three murderers who committed a large number of murders at the age of sixteen were finally arrested after escaping for twenty years.

"The net of heaven is vast and wide, nothing can escape it!"

This collective sigh echoed in the serious crime squad's office.

Zhu Kang excitedly picked up the tangerines he had just bought and handed them out one by one. He put a handful on the table and kept saying, "Thank you, thank you! Thank you, thank you."

If it weren't for the efforts of all the colleagues in the Serious Crime Unit, this major case that had remained silent for twenty years and even the files and files had been destroyed would probably never have been cleared up.

Zhu Feipeng joked, "Zhu Kang, you should thank Xiang Wan the most. If she hadn't shown off her power in the interrogation room, those three would have been very stubborn and none of them would have confessed."

Zhu Kang nodded repeatedly and stuffed three large yellow oranges into Zhao Xiangwan's hands: "Of course, of course, if it weren't for Junior Sister Xiangwan in charge of the trial, that injustice would have been buried underground long ago."

Zhao Xiangwan placed the orange on the table and waved his hands, not taking credit for it: "No, it's because we all cooperated well, especially in the final trial of Lu Hui. Our Director Xu was like a tiger descending from the mountain, that was truly amazing!"

Zhou Rulan praised: "The key is that Director Xu is upright and kind-hearted. He never gave up on Meimei and educated her wholeheartedly. His behavior made Lu Hui feel humiliated and unable to raise his head. I can see now that the process of interrogating a suspect is no different from fighting a war. Lu Hui was afraid before the battle even started, and his defeat was inevitable."

Gao Guangqiang nodded and said, "That's right, interrogation is a psychological warfare, which requires a strong heart. Xiao Zhou, just follow the others and learn slowly, and you will soon be able to master it."

Zhu Feipeng was the most enthusiastic learner. He immediately took out a small blackboard and respectfully invited Zhao Xiangwan to come to the stage: "Xiangwan, we finally solved the case. You are free today. Come and teach us."

Zhao Xiangwan peeled an orange and put it in her mouth. The orange fragrance was overflowing, the juice was rich, and the taste was sour and sweet, which was very much to her liking. Seeing Zhu Feipeng's strong desire for knowledge, she threw the remaining orange segments into her mouth and stood up: "What do you want to know?"

Because there was something in his mouth, Zhao Xiangwan's words were not clear, but everyone understood him.

Zhu Feipeng asked the first question: "Lu Fuqiang, Gong Sixi, and Lu Shangwu, these three people committed heinous crimes at the age of sixteen, and their growth trajectories were all different. How did you manage to accurately defeat them and make them tell the truth?"

Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "Good question."

It was a rare occasion to hear Zhao Xiangwan's praise, even if it was just a compliment of "good question", Zhu Feipeng grinned with joy.

Zhao Xiangwan looked at Zhu Kang and asked, "What is Lu Fuqiang's psychological weakness?"

Zhu Kang recalled the interrogation process and his expression gradually became serious.

"Lu Fuqiang is the most timid person in the Three Swords Society. Being timid means being fearful. At least, he knows that killing is wrong. He feels sorry for the people he killed and dares not look at the blue-tiled house of the Gong family. That is why he has been hiding for more than ten years and dares not return to his hometown."

Zhu Feipeng added: "If you are dealing with a timid person, just scare him."

Zhu Kang nodded, "Yes. Because I look a lot like my father Gong Dazhuang, Lu Fuqiang is afraid of me when he sees me. In addition, he longs for news about his hometown, and his emotions are affected by us. If he knows that the other two are living like nothing happened and are doing well in Luo County, he will definitely feel psychologically unbalanced."

Zhu Feipeng was excited: "That's right! I was in charge of taking notes when interrogating Lu Fuqiang. I felt so happy when I saw Zhu Kang using news about his hometown to control Lu Fuqiang's emotions and he almost knelt on the ground begging you to tell the truth! You did a great job, Comrade Xiaokang."

Zhu Kang looked at Zhao Xiangwan who was standing in front of the blackboard: "Xiangwan, it turns out that jealousy can also be used as a weapon for interrogation. I have learned this."

Zhao Xiangwan smiled, picked up the chalk and wrote the word "jealousy" on the blackboard. "The negative emotions in people's hearts can all become weapons for psychological warfare. Jealousy can successfully arouse Lu Fuqiang's hatred for Gong Sixi and Lu Shangwu, and then hand over the alliance agreement, providing us with favorable evidence. This trick can be effective in the interrogation of the team crime in the future."

Gao Guangqiang smiled, his eyes full of satisfaction.

The young people in the serious crime team dare to innovate, have the courage to try, and constantly summarize, and they have made rapid progress.

Gao Guangqiang is a criminal policeman who has been working on the front line. He understands interrogation and psychological warfare, but from a psychological perspective, he came to the conclusion that "jealousy is a powerful weapon and is suitable for team crime interrogation", which is also fresh and interesting to him.

It was Zhou Rulan's first time participating in the "blackboard time" of the Serious Crime Unit, and for some reason her heartbeat kept accelerating.

So wonderful!

It was the right decision to transfer to the front line! I had been working in the police station archives room and never had the chance to see such wonderful speeches.

She took out her notebook and wrote it down quickly.

Liu Liangju joked: "Comrade Xiao Zhou has a very good attitude towards study and even takes notes."

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at him with a hint of disapproval in her eyes. Zhou Rulan was a serious person, but thin-skinned. She had just joined the serious crime team and was not familiar with the situation. Such a joke could easily dampen her enthusiasm.

Liu Liangju was familiar with Zhao Xiangwan's expression and raised his hands in surrender: "Xiao Zhou is right, a good memory is not as good as a bad pen. I will also quickly take a notebook to write it down. Zhao Xiangwan, please speak slower."

Zhou Rulan could see that Zhao Xiangwan had been protecting her, and she also wanted to integrate into the group as soon as possible, so she pushed the notebook in front of Liu Liangju and said, "Senior Brother Liu, do you want to borrow my notebook to copy?"

Seeing her notes were detailed and beautiful, Liu Liangju looked at Gao Guangqiang as if he had discovered a new continent and said, "Mr. Gao, let Zhou Rulan do the year-end summary this year. I guarantee it will be beautiful! Look at how well she writes her notes."

As soon as this was said, everyone came to look at Zhou Rulan's notebook, and everyone reached a consensus: OK! Someone will take care of the year-end summary report in the future.

Zhao Xiangwan was successfully interrupted by Liu Liangju and happily finished eating the orange.

After eating the orange, Zhao Xiangwan wiped his hands and then tapped the blackboard: "Let's talk about the second important person, Gong Dali. Because he is the key person for us to break through Gong Sixi's psychological defenses, so although he is not the murderer, he is still the focus of the interrogation."

Zhu Kang quickly got into the state: "I know that his biggest characteristic is superstition. So, Xiang Wan, you can take advantage of his fear of wronged ghosts to make him confess a lot of things about Gong Sixi."

Zhao Xiangwan turned around and wrote the second word on the small blackboard: "psychological weakness".

"Yes! Everyone has psychological weaknesses. Whatever he fears is our weapon of attack. If he is afraid of ghosts, then we talk to him about ghosts; if he is afraid of retribution, then we talk to him about retribution. If he is afraid of not burning incense to worship his ancestors after his death, then we talk to him about the inheritance of incense..."

Everyone smiled knowingly.

Psychological warfare, poke where it hurts?

Zhao Xiangwan reminded: "Of course, even if we poke a sore spot, we must pay attention to the method and approach. If the method is inappropriate, it will trigger the other party's rebellious psychology, which will be bad."

To hit the sore spot, isn’t it just direct stimulation with words? Are there any other ways and methods?

Seeing that everyone's expressions were still a bit confused, Zhao Xiangwan went into more depth by combining the cases.

"We can choose the way of talking according to the other person's personality traits. For example, in the case of Gong Sixi, I observed that he was an impatient and narrow-minded person, so I did not rush to show the evidence, but deliberately slowed down the pace and deliberately made sarcastic remarks, thereby disturbing his mind and making him expose his shortcomings."

"Lu Hui is different. He started as a civilian cadre and worked his way up to the position of director. He has excellent qigong skills and will not be easily angered. So I struck hard and directly showed the evidence to make him lose his mind."

Zhao Xiangwan combined practical teaching with practice, and everyone understood it. Especially those who participated in the interrogation were deeply impressed.

Zhu Feipeng said: "Yes! For those who are impatient, we will be slow; for those who are slow, we will be impatient. In a word, we do the opposite."

Ai Hui interrupted and said, "Just try your best to be annoying."

"puff--"

Gao Guangqiang still had water in his mouth, but Ai Hui made him spit it out.

"Hahahaha... annoying! Ai Hui, you're not without reason."

"Oh, that's a great summary!"

"Ai Hui, you are so humorous."

Zhao Xiangwan suppressed his laughter and shook his head. "It's not entirely about trying to be annoying. For example, during the interrogation of Lu Hui, Director Xu held high the sword of justice, dissected his despicable soul, and aroused the little conscience in his heart, which made him throw away his weapons and confess his crime. This method is to find the psychological weakness of the opponent, and then strike directly at the soul with the force of thunder. What matters is speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness."

Some members of the Serious Crime Squad clapped their hands, while others shook their heads.

"That's very well said."

"It's always like this. I learn it as soon as I hear it, but forget it as soon as I learn it."

"Isn't it? I understand what Xiang Wan said, but when it comes to actually doing it, I feel unsure."

"Don't worry, I've learned what Ai Hui said, 'try your best to be disliked.'"

Zhou Rulan raised her hand amidst the laughter: "Xiang Wan, I have a question."

Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "You ask."

Zhou Rulan asked: "Why are you sure that my presence will be helpful in taking Lu Hui away and interrogating him?"

趙向晚道：“我事先了解過盧輝的履歷，他靠岳父起家的，從一個學徒工成為公安局局長，這說明他擅長與上位者打交道。尋找、發現、仰慕、結交背景深的強者，這是他賴以生存的一種本事，已經深深刻入他的骨髓裏。”

“本事？”周如蘭皺起眉毛，“這也算是一種本事？”對從小在省公安廳大院裏長大的周如蘭而言，衆生平等，強者也好、弱者也罷，她都一視同仁。拍上位者馬屁、刻意逢迎強者，在周如蘭看來都是小人行徑。

趙向晚當初把周如蘭拖去審訊盧輝，要的就是周如蘭身上這股子“清高”的勁兒。只有身居高位，才會對上位者嗤之以鼻；只有背景深厚，才會蔑視這種逢迎。周如蘭只要坐在那裏，對盧輝就是一種刺激。

不過這番打算，倒是不好對周如蘭直說。

趙向晚微笑：“大多數人看到領導、遇到強者就膽怯，不敢和他們說話，不是嗎？”

這一句話，引來衆人的共鳴。

“對呀對呀，我一看到許局就害怕。”

“一說要找領導彙報工作，我就腦殼疼。”

“悄摸地說幾句我敢，但當着面作古正經地交流，我不太自在。”

許黑臉威名

遠揚，重案一組只有高廣強、趙向晚、周如蘭不怕他，其餘幾個能躲多遠躲多遠。因此一聽到趙向晚說話，大家立馬就表示同意：“當然是一種本事！”

趙向晚繼續說：“盧輝習慣性依附強者，所以他對強者的态度不是躲避，而是逢迎。我一個剛剛入職的刑警，他還不看在眼裏，不夠份量讓他跟随。但是周如蘭你不一樣，你的生長環境、家庭背景擺在那裏，他一見到你就會下意識地讨好。哪怕是在審訊過程中，有你在，也會給盧輝一種心理壓力。”

周如蘭這才知道，她所擁有的一切，她刻意回避的、并不在意的家庭背景，對某些人而言，卻是一輩子追尋的東西。不過她很好奇，如果說高廣強不畏強者是因為年齡；她不懼領導是因為家庭背景，那趙向晚又是因為什麽，在面對上位者時那麽有底氣呢？

趙向晚不僅能把潘磊指揮得嘀溜溜轉，還能讓盧輝心甘情願在傳喚證上簽字，更是在許嵩嶺面前侃侃而談，周如蘭想到這裏，深深地看了趙向晚一眼。

高廣強微笑道：“将來大家見的人多了、破的案多了，自然就越來越懂人心、識人性。讀懂了人，就會越來越理解衆生平等這四個字，怕什麽呢？我們心有正義，誰也不怕。”

朱飛鵬很好奇一件事：“向晚，為什麽每次審訊之前，你都會問幾個與案件無關的問題？”

趙向晚也想起來了，當時第一次審問阿強的時候，他的心思藏得深，什麽心聲都聽不到。

怎麽在讀心術失靈的情況下順利完成審訊？

第一件事情要做的，就是尋找出對方的微表情基線反應。基線反應，是指一個人在接收外界信息之後自身所産生的本能反應或者是習慣性反應。

接下來，就是通過反複不斷地測試，尋找出對方努力回避、與基線反應偏差最大的事件，也就是試探出對方的心理防禦點。

最後，不斷進攻這個心理防禦點，就能令對方防線崩潰，進而獲知有用的信息。

想到這裏，趙向晚也興奮起來，在小黑板上寫下“基線反應”這四個字，并用粉筆在這四個字上劃了一道波浪線以示強調：“我總結了一套審訊方法，大家可以試一試。”

這是沒有讀心術輔助時的審訊思路，因此放之四海皆準，每一個警察都可以用。

如果推廣開來，那将會全面提高所有刑警的審訊能力。

趙向晚的情緒影響到了所有人，大家都向周如蘭學習，拿出筆記本認真記錄下來。

“第一步，尋找基線反應。通過一些簡單的問題，比如……”

朱飛鵬每次都是反應最快的那一個：“問一些無傷大雅的問題，姓什麽，叫什麽，家住哪裏，今天吃了什麽。”

趙向晚點頭：“對，就是這樣。這些問題因為與案件無關，嫌疑沒有心理設防，所以态度會相當輕松。這個時候我們就要留意他的所有微表情反應，比如眨眼睛的頻率、眼睛會不會習慣性看向哪裏，有沒有摸鼻子、聳肩、轉頭的小動作等。”

所有人都認真做筆記，不敢打擾她。

這是來自一線的寶貴經驗，旁人不一定舍得和大家一起分享，趙向晚心底無私，所以每次都願意和大家一起讨論、總結，多學一點就能多進步一點，将來在審訊室裏就可以像趙向晚、許嵩嶺一樣大殺四方。

趙向晚見大家聽得認真，便繼續往下講：“第二步，設置一些問題，不斷逼近案件，試探他說謊時會有什麽反應。要有張有馳，令對方心跳一會快、一會慢，讓他喘上氣來，這樣就能确定基線反應。”

比如盧富強，通過試探，趙向晚總結出一個基本規律。

——情緒放松之時，他的頭是正的。

——回憶、說真話時，他會歪向左側。

——思考對策、說假話時，他的頭會歪向右側。

聽趙向晚說到這裏，祝康與朱飛鵬異口同聲地叫了起來：“還真是這樣！”當時他倆就在審訊室裏，盧富強這人警惕心極強，回答問題總是以反問為主：是嗎？這樣的吧？原來是這樣？

可是在趙向晚詢問了一系列相關問題之後，他的行為舉止便明顯地呈現出剛才趙向晚所說的規律：他在聽話、回話時，頭會不自覺地擺動，仿佛聽不太清楚別人的話，需要側耳傾聽方可。

趙向晚與祝康、朱飛鵬視線相對，笑了笑：“第三步，找到他害怕的、回避的、說謊的東西，這就是他的弱點。”

朱飛鵬迅速接話：“逮着弱點，不斷進攻？”

所有人都瞪了朱飛鵬一眼：“就你反應快？給我閉嘴，我們要聽趙向晚講。”

趙向晚結合審訊實例，講了一些自己的體會，聽得大家連連點頭，感覺收獲很多，恨不得馬上再來幾個案子，大家都輪流上陣審訊，實踐一番。

眼看得快到下班時間，等到趙向晚講完課，祝康拍了拍巴掌，“那個，今晚我請大家吃火鍋啊，一定要給我這個面子。謝謝向晚，謝謝老高，謝謝大家的幫助。大仇得報，這種感覺真的太好了。”

一說到吃火鍋，衆人都有些緊張起來。

上一次許局說請客，帶着大家吃火鍋，結果遇到闵成航揮刀當街砍人；

上上回也是許局請吃火鍋，結果遇到樊弘偉等人挑釁生事。

所有人一起搖頭：“不不不，不要吃火鍋，我們還是跑遠一點，去三醫院對面的如意飯館吃點小菜、喝點小酒來得自在。”

祝康當然沒有意見，當即拍板：“行，那就下班後去如意飯館。”他轉頭對趙向晚說，“記得把季昭帶上啊。”

季昭這個家屬做得到位，重案一組有點什麽事都不忘把他叫上。

趙向晚點了點頭，沒有推辭。

祝康大仇得報，的确值得大吃一頓表示慶賀。為了讓盧富強、龔四喜、盧尚武這三個人認罪，大家奔波、忙碌了這麽長時間，也該輕松一下了。

好在這一回，無事發生。

民以食為天，人的情感在吃吃喝喝中不斷升溫。

周如蘭也漸漸放開了一些，和大家有說有笑起來。

過了幾天，三村灣全面清理，岳州市公安局、羅縣公安局、星市公安局三地聯動，動用了上百名警力，以雷霆之勢，搗毀賭博、私娼窩點，解救出多名被拐賣婦女兒童。

站在旁邊看熱鬧的群衆，都發出歡呼之聲。

“龔有霖垮臺了~”

“三村灣的壞家夥們都被抓了。”

“太好了，這個毒瘤終于清除了。”

“白天還好，一到晚上啊，每一次經過那個地方，我都心驚膽顫，生怕跳出個壞人把我害了。現在好了，終于可以安心走夜路了。”

趙向晚身穿橄榄綠制服，英姿飒爽，與祝康、朱飛鵬并肩而立，站在三村灣的路口處。

作為市局派來的代表，趙向晚這回并不參與行動，只是負責監督與協調。畢竟當時與羅縣公安局潘磊、汽車站派出所李楊明打交道的人，是她。

祝康到了曾經的酒村灣，祭奠過爺爺、奶奶、父母、姐姐和表弟，痛痛快快哭過一場之後，頭疼的毛病不藥而愈。現在站在趙向晚身邊，精悍挺拔的身形令他看起來格外精神。

朱飛鵬是主動請纓。上一次來羅縣，因為何明玉生小寶而沒有跟着來，這一回他主動替換了周如蘭。朱飛鵬個子高大，濃眉大眼、外形英朗，即使是站在路邊，也能讓人一眼就看到他的存在。

趙向晚感覺身邊有人靠近，來人試圖拉她的胳膊。

Zhao Xiangwan turned his head cautiously, only to see a familiar face. She was about forty years old, slightly plump, and had a friendly smile. It turned out to be Qiao Hongyu, the owner of the grocery store.

When Qiao Hongyu saw Zhao Xiangwan, her eyes were filled with surprise: "Ah, it's really you!"

Qiao Hongyu was a very outgoing person. She was watching the excitement in the crowd when she suddenly found that a female police officer who was in charge of supervising the anti-gang operation in Sam Tsuen Wan looked familiar. She took a closer look and found that it was Zhao Xiangwan, who had asked her about the whereabouts of the abducted sister. She came over excitedly to say hello.

Zhao Xiangwan glanced at Qiao Hongyu.

Her eyes were sharp, and she looked handsome in her uniform, which made Qiao Hongyu behave herself. However, Qiao Hongyu was a person who could not sit still, so she came over to chat after a few minutes.

"Police comrade, you are really a police officer! Sister, I'm so sorry that you called me "big sister" for so long. You were carrying out secret missions before, right? You must have known that Sancunwan was the den of evil forces, so you investigated secretly, right? What you said to me before, that big sister was kidnapped, was all fake, right? I didn't expect you to make it sound like the truth."

There were police officers constantly walking around, and Li Yangming and Pan Lei from the police station came over from time to time to report on their work. Zhao Xiangwan could only nod and say, "Sister Qiao, thank you for your help. I have something to do. I'll talk to you later."

Qiao Hongyu looked at Zhao Xiangwan in police uniform with envy: "Okay, I'll wait for you."

We waited until the team was withdrawn.

When the crowd around him dispersed, Zhao Xiangwan prepared to go back to the guesthouse to rest. When he turned around, he saw Qiao Hongyu standing in the distance, waiting patiently, and he knew she had something to say.

Zhao Xiangwan had a good impression of Qiao Hongyu, so he walked over and asked, "Big sister, what can I do for you?"

Qiao Hongyu was full of gossip. She didn't talk about the main business, but digressed. She looked at Zhu Kang standing behind Zhao Xiangwan, then looked at Zhu Feipeng, and pouted at Zhu Kang curiously: "He's not your date, right?"

Zhao Xiangwan shook his head: "Colleague."

Qiao Hongyu nodded repeatedly, with an expression that said "I know, I know". "This guy looks pretty good in his police uniform today. He's a good match for you. But he's still not as good-looking as the policeman next to him."

Zhao Xiangwan: “They are all colleagues.”

Qiao Hongyu inquired: "Sister, you are not from our Luo County Public Security Bureau, right? You are from the city, right?"

Zhao Xiangwan nodded: "Yes."

Qiao Hongyu asked again: "Are you a leader?"

Zhao Xiangwan shook his head: "No."

A hint of disappointment flashed across Qiao Hongyu's eyes: "That's right, you are so young, you can't become a leader so quickly."

[This girl is different from other police officers. Every word she says touches my heart. She once said that women help women, right?]

[My little sister was lost by my father for more than 30 years. I went to report the case to the police but they ignored me. Is it any use to look for her?]

[Alas, it’s been too long. In 1961, there was a famine in the village. People were starving to death. Who could keep the baby alive?]

Zhao Xiangwan listened to her inner thoughts and was lost in thought. A girl abandoned in 1961? She sounded familiar, so he asked her, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

Qiao Hongyu asked her, "Can you police officers help find an abandoned baby from 34 years ago?"

Zhu Kang and Zhu Feipeng heard this and exchanged glances: "My goodness, more than 30 years? This is really hard to find."

Zhao Xiangwan asked: "Date of birth?"

For some reason, Qiao Hongyu had an inexplicable sense of trust in her: "She is my little sister. She was born on the fifth day of the fifth lunar month in 1961, the day of the Dragon Boat Festival. My mother died during childbirth, and no one took care of her. I raised her with rice soup until she was one month old, and then my father threw her away. Before my mother died, she held my hand and told me to take good care of my sister..."

Speaking of this, Qiao Hongyu's eyes turned red.

"I was six years older than my younger sister. She was also a child at the time and I had no way of raising her. She was as thin as a kitten and even her cry was very soft. At that time, our family was really poor. We had nothing to eat. The rice jar was scraped to pieces and not a single grain of rice could be scraped out. My father said that if we threw her to a charity, she might still have a chance of survival. If she stayed at home, the three of us would starve to death."

Zhao Xiangwan looked up at Qiao Hongyu and recalled Min Jiahuai's appearance in his mind.

Qiao Hongyu is slightly plump and of medium height; Min Jiahuai is thin, delicate and timid.

Qiao Hongyu has thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a round face; Min Jiahuai has willow-shaped eyebrows, almond-shaped eyes, and an oval face.

The two don't seem alike.

I remembered that Min Chenghang once mentioned that the Xing City Orphanage took in many abandoned babies in 1961. I wonder what the situation is like at the charity hall in Luo County.

Zhao Xiangwan calmly comforted her: "Don't hold on to too much hope. Thirty-four years have passed, things have changed, and your sister may not be alive."

Qiao Hongyu felt sad and nodded while choking up: "Yes, yes, I know."

Zhao Xiangwan said, "Is the charity hall in Luo County still there? Didn't you go and ask?"

Qiao Hongyu said, "It was a church converted before the liberation. A foreigner raised money and adopted some abandoned children. Later, he was persecuted during the movement, and no one knew where the children went. My father died in 1962, and I lived with my uncle and aunt. I finally grew up, got married, and had some money, so I went to look for them, but I couldn't find them. After all, too much time has passed, and the charity hall has disappeared. Where can I find them?"

Zhao Xiangwan frowned: "Then do you have any marks or characteristics?"

Qiao Hongyu was only six years old when she abandoned her little sister. She only remembers one thing: "My sister had a red birthmark on her shoulder blade that looked like a butterfly."