The Devil in the World (9)

After He Ling left the police station, Meng Siqi fell into an invisible anxiety. In addition, Han Changlin and Tang Xiaochuan's investigation of entertainment venues in Jinyang City had not made any progress. Now the case of the missing female worker in the textile factory has become a mystery.

Han Changlin and Tang Xiaochuan hardly ever rested in the police station. The only people in the office now are Meng Siqi, Feng Shaomin and Zhao Leiting.

Feng Shaomin looked at the crime board for a long time. Currently, Yao Renjun was the only main leader left in the textile factory. If the police did not find any clues while he was alive, then when all the suspects died, all that would be left would be an eternal unsolved case.

But Feng Shaomin did not think that Yao Renjun was in disguise. He had been observing him when he went to the nursing home that day. It was true that Yao Renjun had behaved abnormally, which made people suspicious, but he was dull and did not even have any emotion throughout the whole process.

He has seen some severe Alzheimer's patients and patients with similar mental illnesses. Their main symptom is "amnesia", a symptom of forgetting the world around them, the people they know, and their own past.

But they are also very strange. They don't forget everything. At certain times, they will accidentally remember something. What they remember may be something they care about, or it may be something they don't care about. These things may not necessarily be regrets in life. Sometimes they may be the pride of life, or a kind of enlightenment.

Therefore, based on that one anomaly alone, Feng Shaomin believes that it is not possible to infer that Yao Renjun is an imposter. He thinks that Yao Renjun is a calculating person, and the textile factory may be the proudest work of his life. Even if the textile factory went bankrupt, he still cares about it.

There is another possibility. If Yao Renjun was really pretending, he must know what stress disorder is. He knows what his behavior means to the police. If he was dull and sluggish throughout the whole process, it might not arouse suspicion. But he did this "superfluously"? What is his real purpose?

So this leads to two conclusions. First, Yao Renjun is not pretending, he does have this stress disorder, because the types of stress disorders cannot be fully statistically described by dogma. Second, he is pretending, but he is not pretending to have a "stress disorder". Instead, he wants to tell others that he has other purposes.

With such doubts, Feng Shaomin walked to Meng Siqi's desk. Meng Siqi was biting the tip of a pen, lost in thought, looking at the notebook and thinking about something.

Feng Shaomin is increasingly optimistic about Meng Siqi's current thinking ability. He hopes to hear her opinions. Perhaps after some discussion, they can come up with a new direction.

"Xiao Meng, what are you thinking about?"

Meng Siqi suddenly came back to her senses. She saw her master standing by the table, staring at her. His expression was very calm, which was different from her slightly anxious state at the moment. She slowly stood up and replied, "Master, I just haven't figured out some of He Ling's words. Look, I have sorted them out."

She spread the notebook on the pile of books. It was filled with dense text, clear paragraphs, and key points were marked in red.

Feng Shaomin was very pleased. He felt that Xiao Meng was very serious about her work. Many times in the past, she relied on these details to find the key to solving the case. Usually, many clues are buried in the intertwined and complicated details. As long as you peel back the clues, you can often find some truth.

"Okay," he nodded, "I also have some ideas to share with you."

"Master, is this true?" Meng Siqi was very happy. She needed someone to guide her right now. She quickly moved a chair from the side and asked the master to sit on it.

Zhao Lei Ting had just come back from refilling his water bottle. When he saw the two of them chatting, he immediately walked over and asked, "Brother Feng, did you find anything?"

"It's not a discovery, I just have some ideas to discuss with you."

"Okay, I'll listen too." Zhao Leiting stood aside holding the cup and listened.

Next, Feng Shaomin talked about the two viewpoints he had just thought of and cited some examples of his previous interactions with mental patients.

Meng Siqi understood that Feng Shaomin wanted to tell her that Yao Renjun might not be in disguise, but Feng Shaomin did not completely deny his disguise. He felt that if Yao Renjun was in disguise it would definitely not be a superfluous disguise, and perhaps Yao Renjun had a more terrifying secret.

Meng Siqi firmly believed that there was something wrong with Yao Renjun, so Feng Shaomin's words made her feel that Yao Renjun was definitely not a simple person and had a terrible heart.

He must have known that the three of them were police officers. Why did he show such abnormal behavior of "stress disorder"? As Master said, if he was pretending, this "stress disorder" would undoubtedly be superfluous. What did he want to tell the police?

Only stupid people make stupid mistakes.

But Yao Renjun is definitely not stupid. Thinking of this, Meng Siqi even felt a little cold on her back. She felt that Yao Renjun might have a deeper purpose.

What is it? If a person is very smart and he deliberately makes stupid mistakes, what is his purpose?

"Siqi?" Zhao Lei Ting suddenly noticed that Meng Siqi's eyes were rolling and sweat was oozing from her forehead. She seemed to be in high-speed thinking. This state made him feel that Meng Siqi must be very hard-working, and he couldn't help but call her.

"Master," Meng Siqi suddenly raised his head, his eyes pure and bright. He had seen that kind of eyes many times before. When he was confused about a case, it was like clearing away the fog. "Could it be that Yao Renjun wanted to tell us that he was just pretending?"

This sentence is too strange. Zhao Lei Ting opened his mouth, but he didn't understand the meaning of Meng Siqi's words at all.

Master Feng's eyes narrowed slightly, "You mean, Yao Renjun wants to tell the police about his disguise."

If this is the case, it does explain why he did it even though he knew it was superfluous.

"But what was the reason for him to do this?" Feng Shaomin immediately asked.

Really? Meng Siqi was also thinking, why should he tell the police that he was pretending? If he was pretending, wouldn’t it be better for him to keep pretending, unless there was one situation.

Meng Siqi suddenly understood, "Master, I figured it out!"

Zhao Lei Ting was nervous, and his Adam's apple moved.

"Yao Renjun, he has to disguise himself because he may be the real suspect in the missing textile factory worker case, but he also has to make it clear why he disguised himself because he is in danger."

Feng Shaomin almost clapped his thigh. In his criminal work, he seemed to have found someone whom he recognized, admired, and even respected. This person was also his apprentice. The joy in his heart could not help but overflow.

Yes, if Yao Renjun is a suspect, he can only pretend to have Alzheimer's disease, but he may be in danger, and it is a fatal danger, so he must reveal this danger to others, because the only one who can protect him now is the police.

Yao Renjun is undoubtedly a very smart person. Alzheimer's disease means he cannot be punished by law, but he does not want to be forgotten by the police. He needs the police to investigate him, which is also a disguised way of protecting him. He knows that the police will never be able to break his disguise, so he can "put on a show" openly.

"Xiao Meng, Master strongly supports your point of view!" Feng Shaomin was delighted from the bottom of his heart.

He stood up and said excitedly, "Let's go to the crime board and analyze it again."

"Okay." Meng Siqi also stood up suddenly. She knew that there might be a direction for this case.

Zhao Leiting swallowed again, unsealed the cup lid and took a sip of hot tea. He suddenly felt a chill on his back. The conversation between the two just now gave him a feeling of enlightenment.

On the crime board, Meng Siqi erased some irrelevant information and wrote down his previous opinion. Now the entire crime board is divided into three parts.

The first part is about the five leaders of the Pugongying Textile Factory, including Deputy Factory Director Yao Renjun, Director of the Women's Federation of the Factory Ma Jinlian, Factory Assistant and Sales Director Liao Yuqiang, Workshop Director Huang Guibin, and Factory Office Director Gui Xiangyang. It also includes the time of death of Liao Yuqiang and Huang Guibin, and the timeline of major events of the other three people.

The second part is about the visit of Yao Renjun and Ma Jinlian and their current situation. Meng Siqi wrote down his previous viewpoint at the end.

The third part is He Ling’s testimony.

Zhao Leiting put down the cup and walked to the crime board. Next to the two of them, he noticed for the first time that Meng Siqi had his arms folded. He had seen this gesture from Director Liu, Captain Han, and Captain Lu. It was a kind of confidence that came from having everything planned out, and also the demeanor of "looking down on the mountains at a glance."

She raised her chin slightly and stared at the crime board, with a sharp and bright light in her eyes, like an arrow that pierced through the fog and captured the truth. He had seen this kind of light before, and it was in Lu He. At a certain moment, her temperament seemed to be incomparably close to Lu He.

He didn't know why he had this feeling. He seemed to feel that Meng Siqi and Lu He had a special relationship, as if they had always been closely connected and were just temporarily separated.

This feeling seemed to be transmitted to him from far away, so much so that he felt as if a lifetime had passed in a flash, and this scene was his memory.

Suddenly, when he was in a state of confusion, Meng Siqi said, "Master, I think I found it."

He immediately came to his senses and leaned forward. Feng Shaomin turned around and asked, "What did you find?"

Meng Siqi picked up a piece of chalk and first pointed at the names of Liao Yuqiang and Huang Guibin. "Master, look, Liao Yuqiang and Huang Guibin both died two years ago, and this year was also the time when Yao Renjun entered the nursing home. Maybe this is just a coincidence. Let's continue to watch."

She pointed the chalk at Ma Jinlian's name. "Ma Jinlian was involved in a car accident last March. I remember He Ling's testimony saying that Yao Renjun changed last year. He no longer mentioned the textile factory, but instead cared about He Ling and some social news, and even became silent. Although He Ling doesn't remember the timeline, I think Yao Renjun's change must have happened after Ma Jinlian's car accident."

Meng Siqi then moved the chalk to Gui Xiangyang's name. "At the beginning of this year, Long Shanwen was murdered and Gui Xiangyang was arrested. It happened that this year that Yao Renjun had a second change. He stopped talking and his Alzheimer's disease worsened."

Feng Shaomin seemed to have realized that something was wrong. He leaned his upper body towards the crime board, his eyes fixed on confirming the information on the crime board.

Zhao Leiting has been following Meng Siqi's explanation. He seems to understand what Meng Siqi meant. Yao Renjun has changed because of these events.

Meng Siqi concluded: "Master, the viewpoints you mentioned today have given me great inspiration, so I think Yao Renjun must have been affected by these events. First, he found that Liao Yuqiang and Huang Guibin had passed away one after another. As old leaders of the textile factory, he may have realized the length of life. He may have had a certain degree of Alzheimer's disease. At that time, he may not have needed to pretend, but he chose to go to a nursing home to end his remaining years."

"Last year, Ma Jinlian was involved in a car accident. I think Yao Renjun's attitude towards the accident was different from others. He had done bad things with these people in the textile factory, and he must have known it in his heart. So when Ma Jinlian was involved in a car accident, he probably thought it was revenge. It was this incident that made him reflect on his life. So his concern for He Ling and social news may have been a whim. He may not have truly reflected on it. He must have been afraid at the time, afraid that he would be the next person to get into an accident."

While Meng Siqi was describing the situation, Feng Shaomin looked at Meng Siqi with bright eyes and listened attentively.

The same went for Zhao Lei Ting. He was getting closer and closer to Meng Siqi, as if she had some kind of magic that made him want to hear every word she said from a close distance.

Meng Siqi said: "This year is the most turbulent year for Yao Renjun, because textile factory worker Hua Long Shanwen was murdered, Gui Xiangyang was arrested, and the leadership of the female workers' drinking incident was almost wiped out. Yao Renjun felt panic because he was the only one who survived safely. He was afraid that he would be the next person to get into trouble, and he might be killed like Ma Jinlian."

"Yao Renjun must be living in fear. He is worried that someone will investigate the truth of that year, so he can only pretend to have severe Alzheimer's disease to survive. But he is also afraid that someone will harm him. The person who harmed him is closely related to the whole incident and his methods are cruel. Therefore, he can only let the police stay around him. He knows that only when the police are close to him can he make the person who framed him become alert and retreat. This is the mental change he has undergone in the two years in the nursing home."

Feng Shaomin took over her words: "Yes, this is not only the reason for Yao Renjun's mental changes in the past two years, but also the reason why he showed abnormal stress disorder. Xiao Meng, Master agrees with your point of view very much."

Zhao Lei Ting clapped his hands, "Siqi, you are amazing. This, this is simply seeing through Yao Renjun's heart."

Meng Siqi felt a little embarrassed and said modestly: "In fact, it was Master's words that reminded me and gave me more associations. I hope my speculations are accurate."

Zhao Lei Ting said excitedly: "I can't imagine that there is any other possibility for Yao Renjun. Siqi, you must have found the truth."

"Yes, this may be the closest to the truth," Feng Shaomin said, "but next, how can we destroy Yao Renjun's real mask?"

At this time, everyone fell silent again, and Meng Siqi's excitement also cooled down a bit. Zhao Leiting said, "Why don't we apply to the bureau and find some experts to test Yao Renjun."

Meng Siqi also thought this direction was feasible, but Feng Shaomin immediately rejected it: "You must remember that Yao Renjun is not the real suspect in the disappearance of the textile factory workers. We suspect him because of his status as a deputy factory manager and the drinking incident. In fact, he has nothing to do with the disappearance of the textile factory workers. We do not have any evidence against him. Yao Renjun's family can completely reject us."

Zhao Leiting said: "Brother Feng, you mean that the expert test on Yao Renjun must be approved by the family, right?"

"Of course. Do you have any evidence against him? Even search warrants and arrest warrants require legal basis. They can't be issued whenever you want."

Zhao Leiting's eyebrows drooped.

Meng Siqi gradually regained her composure. She understood what Feng Shaomin meant. Even if she had a perfect profile of Yao Renjun, she couldn't summon him or interrogate him, so it was even more impossible to find evidence from him.

"Master, then we can only find his family and ask about the situation."

Feng Shaomin nodded, "Yes, this is our only way now. Let's talk to his son Yao Kunming this afternoon to see if there is a chance for testing."

"It's too difficult," Zhao Leiting said bitterly, "Yao Kunming obviously won't cooperate. His attitude last time seemed like he wished we would never show up again."

When mentioning Yao Kunming, everyone naturally thinks of his expression of being completely uncooperative and good at playing the "emotional card". He really feels like a slippery copper pea that can neither be steamed nor cooked.

Feng Shaomin consoled them by saying, "Give it a try. No matter how slim the chances are, you need to give it a try. This is also the spirit that the Korean team has always upheld."