The Devil in the World (5)

When Li Muxiao was describing the situation, Liang Yunfeng, who was taking notes, shuddered unexpectedly. Although his imagination was not very rich, he could easily put himself in that environment.

As night fell, Li Muxiao returned alone to his deserted residence. It was empty and there was indeed no one there, because there was only the head of the dead Ruan Mengying.

But to Li Muxiao, that was everything to Ruan Mengying. Judging from the head found in the puppet, Ruan Mengying had her eyes closed the whole time. Maybe Li Muxiao wanted to say a few words to her with her eyes open, and kiss her nose tip, cheeks and lips.

But in reality, he was kissing a cold and even dead head, and she was staring at him coldly with eyes while he was kissing her.

This feeling made Liang Yunfeng's fingers seem to be corroded by the cold while he was taking notes, and he slowed down his writing involuntarily.

However, Li Muxiao seemed to be interested and said, "Kiss her, talk to her from the bottom of my heart, and tell her how much I miss her in the past year. That feeling is very happy. Mengying must have heard my voice. Every time I kiss her, she looks at me quietly, as if telling me, Muxiao, I love you too."

He was immersed in that terrifying atmosphere, and a smile appeared on his lips unconsciously. It was indeed a smile full of happiness and love, but it made people feel terrified and scary. Liang Yunfeng felt that a true horror story did not need fangs and ghostly music, but only a faint smile and a calm narration.

Liang Yunfeng felt uncomfortable. He believed that Li Muxiao's psychology was extremely abnormal. Just as Captain Lu had said, the suspect had a very strong abnormal psychology.

Li Muxiao slowly came out of the reluctant atmosphere. "I found that even in the refrigerator, the dream cherry is not completely rotten. I thought of some ways, such as cooking it, but the dream cherry would be too ugly. I started to search for some methods. Later, I found some recipes based on the methods I heard from my hometown. I filled the puppet with dry sawdust and charcoal, added salt, and because I was worried about the taste, I added some spices..."

Li Muxiao described his embalming method in detail. Although it sounded extremely unscientific, he did his best under the conditions at the time. Li Muxiao also realized that it was only a temporary measure, so he finally said: "I know this won't last long, so I want her to be buried with her favorite dolphin."

Li Muxiao's last step was to bury the body. If he had not arrived at the crime scene in advance, the head might have been found underground, which would undoubtedly make the search more complicated. All this made Lu He quickly think of Meng Siqi. Her decisive and careful reasoning at the time had quickly accelerated the progress of the case. His eyes were filled with some lingering appreciation.

Li Muxiao answered several questions, but in fact, these questions could not solve the mystery of Ruan Mengying's disappearance and the truth of her murder that year. This might be the reason why Li Muxiao made such a big fuss. He wanted the police to help him find out all the mysteries.

From the very beginning when he wrote to him, he directly mentioned the name "Lu He" and provoked the police station. Lu He now fully realized that Li Muxiao was throwing the difficult problem to him.

Lu He asked: "Li Muxiao, did you know that Ruan Mengying has stomach cancer?"

"Stomach cancer?" Li Muxiao was silent for a moment before he said, "Are you sure?"

"It can't be wrong."

Li Muxiao paused for a moment and shook his head, "I don't know."

Lu He finally asked a question: "Li Muxiao, do you know about Kong Yang's case?"

Lu He later learned the details of the B&B murder case in which Kong Yang killed Long Shanwen after reviewing the case files and the case closing report. In that case, Kong Yang's layout was perfect, and Meng Siqi performed very well in that case.

Now he still retains the same enthusiasm as before, but compared to when he first joined the criminal investigation, he has regressed. Meng Siqi is very similar to when he first joined the work, with fiery enthusiasm and his criminal investigation thinking tends to be mature.

After the Kong Yang case was solved, it was reported in newspapers. Although there were no details, the story of Kong Yang killing someone to avenge his father was reported by media reporters.

It is entirely possible that Li Muxiao has read such reports, so he imitated this approach to avenge Ruan Mengying. He was very opposed to this kind of behavior of breaking the law, but it also hinted that there was a huge hidden story behind it.

So when Chen Jierong mentioned that Ruan Mengying had a terminal illness, he seemed to realize that the truth was far from that simple, and the story behind it must be even more sad, and a feeling of sadness surged in his heart.

Li Muxiao answered his question: "Kong Yang? I've heard of him a little bit."

Lu He stood up, ending today's interrogation. Perhaps Li Muxiao had already told him everything he knew. As for how many valid puzzle pieces he had obtained and whether he could piece together a picture of the truth, Li Muxiao was waiting, and everyone who was paying attention to this case was waiting.

Lu He's heart, which was as calm as water, could not help but stir up ripples that shook the entire lake.

*

At night, the sky is dotted with stars, and a brightly lit window indicates that the night will be long.

Inside the window, Meng Siqi stood in front of the crime board and added the information of today's investigation. In addition to Yao Kunming's name, she also added another name.

"He Ling?" Zhao Lei Ting blurted out in confusion, because he really didn't pay attention to this name today.

Feng Shaomin asked: "Is He Ling Yao Renjun's nurse?"

Meng Siqi nodded, "Yes."

Next, Tang Xiaochuan introduced the visit to Ma Jinlian, director of the factory Women's Federation. He said that Ma Jinlian is now in a coma. She was in a car accident on the road last year and her brain tissue was injured. Her condition is very bad. As for the time of her awakening, the doctor could not give an answer.

Ma Jinlian's husband and two children were all questioned today, and they all said that Ma Jinlian was a good leader who cared for the female textile workers when she was in the textile factory. Her husband even took them to see the commendations Ma Jinlian had received when she was in the factory, many of which were banners given to her collectively by the female textile workers.

She was responsible for many tasks in the textile factory, including factory benefits for female workers, marriage bonuses, childbirth bonuses, etc. She was involved in all the work to gain benefits for female workers, so she had a good reputation in the textile factory.

Meng Siqi felt a chill in his heart, because Gui Xiangyang once said that Ma Jinlian used this special identity to persuade the female workers to serve as drinking companions, because the female workers trusted her very much and regarded her as a close sister.

When the factory encountered difficulties and needed them to "sacrifice", perhaps at first, Ma Jinlian's words undoubtedly became a burden that made them hesitate to move forward, and they were unwilling to abandon this intimate elder sister.

If what Gui Xiangyang said is true, then Ma Jinlian is truly a person with a beastly heart. She also has children, but she instigated other people's daughters to jump into the fire pit.

Tang Xiaochuan finished his introduction, but because of Ma Jinlian's special situation, this line was undoubtedly broken. Wanting to wait for Ma Jinlian to wake up before solving the case was undoubtedly the worst method.

But Meng Siqi firmly believes that as long as Ma Jinlian wakes up one day, she will be punished by law.

Han Changlin said, "Old Feng, how are you doing?"

Meng Siqi recorded a lot of information today. When she was about to open her notebook to reply, Feng Shaomin looked at her and said, "Let me tell you. I visited some people today. I'm afraid Yao Renjun can't speak. His symptoms of Alzheimer's disease may be more serious. His eyes are dull and he can't speak. Occasionally he will be emotionally stimulated. I guess he can't remember anything about eight years ago..."

Feng Shaomin briefly talked about Yao Renjun's situation today and also talked about his son Yao Kunming.

Han Changlin sighed softly after hearing this: "It seems that these two people are not the way to get clues now. It's time for us to change our thinking and look for a breakthrough."

However, after Han Changlin finished speaking, the air fell into silence, because finding a new breakthrough is not so easy. If the five girls who disappeared that year had left any clues, perhaps no one would have waited until today to bring it up.

Han Changlin pinched his lower lip, glanced at everyone, and slowly said, "I've been thinking about it recently, especially what Xiao Meng reminded me of yesterday. She asked the five girls if their trip to the city had anything to do with the textile factory..."

Meng Siqi did mention this, but she had no further thoughts. At this time, everyone looked at her without exception and continued to listen to Han Changlin's analysis.

Han Changlin said: "I was thinking that we can't just keep investigating the textile factory. What if they went to the city and it had nothing to do with the textile factory? Then our time would be completely wasted."

Everyone listened attentively to Han Changlin's analysis. Han Changlin's eyes lit up slightly. "Eight years ago, Jinyang City was at the stage of rapid economic development. If the textile factory is an old thing, then the urban area of ​​Jinyang City represents hope and challenge. It is undoubtedly a new thing. Because the textile factory closed down, the five girls all lost their stable lives and their source of income. They were eager to find new jobs in big cities, but they did not tell their parents about their jobs, let alone their relatives and friends. Doesn't this mean that they found a very special job?"

Everyone's eyes lit up when they heard this. Zhao Leiting immediately said, "Captain Han, what you said is very good. It is very likely that they all found a job in the city by chance, but for some reason, they did not tell anyone. Judging from their family's description, at least they were willing to go to the city at that time, right?"

"Yes," Han Changlin nodded with satisfaction. "I thought about it. In that era, a special job must pay well and be suitable for girls. It may also make people full of hope, but it is best not to reveal it to others."

Han Changlin summarized the possibilities and narrowed the scope of the investigation, but Meng Siqi couldn't think of any job that met these characteristics, which seemed to be beyond her cognitive range.

Not only her, almost everyone had a look of confusion on their face, and this confusion made everyone look slightly tense.

When Han Changlin looked at everyone, no one responded. Zhao Leiting waved his hands and said, "Captain Han, I really don't know."

Feng Shaomin had the calmest expression among them. He seemed to be thinking. At this moment, he slowly said, "Could it be a dance hall that provides pornographic services?"

As soon as this word comes out, everyone immediately has many associations. In Meng Siqi's view, this kind of dance hall seems to meet all the above characteristics.

Feng Shaomin added: "Team Han, do you remember that one time we interrogated a girl under the pretext of a prostitution investigation? She worked in a dance hall, but she hid it from her parents, saying that she was taking a formal job outside. She went to work in the dance hall because the salary was high, and no education or skills were required. And most importantly, her mother was seriously ill."

"Old Feng, you are right," Han Changlin nodded, "Maybe they went to the city to work in a dance hall. That place is full of good and bad people. If something happened to the five girls, the outside world might not know about it at all. But, there is one thing I don't understand. If they knew that it was a place providing pornographic services, even if these five girls were ignorant, they all have parents and families. Why would they push themselves into the fire pit? If it was just one girl who went astray, it might be possible, but now there are five people?"

Han Changlin's question was like a thunderbolt, which once again plunged everyone into deep thought.

The clock is moving, time is passing, it is already nine o'clock in the evening, the night is very dark, but there are many bright offices in the entire police station where people are working. From a distance, the police station building is like a bright lamp. In Jinyang City, this place is like a lighthouse in the surging waves.

A few minutes later, Feng Shaomin gave a new answer: "Then there is a new possibility. They were deceived. The suspect who took them to the dance hall beautified this place. If he said that this place can make a lot of money and is a noble job, occasionally accompanying big customers to drink and chat, there is no need to provide any pornographic services at all, and you can get a lot of tips. Because these customers are noble and it is inconvenient to reveal their identities, the suspect hopes that they will hide the actual situation from their families under the pretext of going to the city to find ordinary jobs. Simply put, it is a way of beautification and enticement. This place is definitely not a small dance hall, and the person who took them away must be someone they trust."

"Master, this person might be Ma Jinlian! Only she can make the five female workers let down their guard and obey the arrangements." Meng Siqi blurted out immediately following Feng Shaomin's explanation. She "knew" Ma Jinlian too well. She was the one who truly gained the trust of the female workers. If she was involved in this matter, then everything would make sense.

"Yes," Feng Shaomin said, "I support Xiao Meng."

"Okay." Han Changlin's face was full of confidence. "Old Feng, Little Meng, in my opinion, your analysis is completely valid."

Zhao Lei Ting said excitedly: "Team Han, starting from the dance hall, we have found the answer!"

"No." Feng Shaomin suddenly poured cold water on him, "Instead, I can't find the answer."

While Zhao Lei Ting was puzzled, Han Changlin's expression also became a little cold. Meng Siqi understood what Feng Shaomin meant. It has been eight years. How many dance halls have there been in Jinyang City? How many of them have been closed, rebuilt and newly built? Perhaps this information has long been buried in the dust.

Even if we assume that Ma Jinlian is the contact person, she has already become a vegetable. In the best case scenario, she will wake up in three to five years, and in the worst case, she may remain like that for the rest of her life. This assumption is just empty talk on paper.

Han Changlin nodded and said, "Mr. Feng, what you said is true. If it is a dance hall, it is indeed difficult to find the answer, because we cannot be completely sure that it is a dance hall. It may also be a video hall, a bar, or a similar entertainment venue. There are too many in Jinyang City, and these places are very vigilant. Not to mention eight years ago, even in the past two years, it is difficult to investigate."

But Han Changlin was a man who wanted to try despite the slim hope, so he said, "Let's split up into two groups, one of which will work. Old Feng, you guys continue to investigate the textile factory, and Xiaochuan and I will investigate the entertainment venues. Xiaochuan, try to find an entertainment venue in Jinyang City that has not been closed for eight years. Of course, we may not be able to find those that have been closed for a long time, but we can at least try our luck with those that have not been closed."

"No problem, Team Korea," Tang Xiaochuan responded.

Feng Shaomin said, "Team Han, let's split up into two groups. By the way, do you have any ideas about the textile factory line?"

The question returned to the textile factory again. It was clear that this line was very slim, even slimmer than the dance hall. When everyone was at a loss, Meng Siqi raised his white wrist and said, "Captain Han, Master, I have a little idea."

"Go ahead." Han Changlin said immediately.

"I think Yao Renjun is probably a fake!"

When these words were spoken, everyone present was shocked.