Under a soft desk lamp, You Mingxu sat alone in the office, flipping through files.
She has seen a lot of things in the world and has handled many cruel and horrific cases. But when she saw the scene photos of the serial murder case nineteen years ago, she still felt sick and uncomfortable.
Five crimes, five victims, four dead and one injured. You Ruixue sacrificed herself in the last case, saving the victim.
The crimes were committed roughly within half a year. The murderer stalked and attacked single women late at night. In that era, there were very few surveillance cameras. Although the economy was developing rapidly, there were still many wastelands, vacant lots and construction sites in the city.
The murderer dragged the victim to a deserted place, strangled him after sexually assaulting him, severely injured his sexual organs with a sharp object, and cut off his upper body and took it away. You Mingxu looked at a few photos, let out a long sigh, and felt very uncomfortable.
Some of the victims were single women in their twenties, while others were married and had children in their thirties. The child lost his mother when he was only one or two years old.
The murderer was named Xu Baping, a young man in his twenties.
Police found his fingerprints and bodily fluids at two crime scenes, and witnesses saw him at one crime scene.
Another very strong piece of evidence was a camera at the door of a bank branch, which captured him following a victim.
But when the police confirmed the identity of this major suspect and carried out the arrest, he had already fled to the countryside. The police then issued a wanted warrant and mobilized a large number of police forces to launch a search.
About ten days later, it was the team that You Ruixue was in that found Xu Baping's whereabouts. But when the supporting police arrived, what happened shocked everyone.
Judging from the traces at the scene, You Ruixue and another policeman had a fierce fight with Xu Baping. You Ruixue died on the spot and another policeman was seriously injured. But another village girl and her mother survived. According to their confessions, Xu Baping was very emotional at the time, refused to plead guilty, and attempted to kidnap the mother and daughter. It was while trying to save them that You Ruixue died unexpectedly. Xu Baping escaped.
But at this time, Xu Baping was at the end of his rope.
Two days later, the police found Xu Baping in the mountains.
But he was already a corpse.
Moreover, it was a corpse that was unrecognizable and extremely horrible.
He was skinned. And they were skinned alive.
The serial murder case has been solved.
But the case of Xu Baping's murder has never been solved over the years. Because the police could not find a suspect with a motive and time to commit the crime. The families of the victims have all been ruled out as suspects, saying they had the motive but not the time and ability. So this case within a case has remained unsolved.
You Mingxu closed the file and sat in silence for a while.
The evidence is very sufficient to prove that Xu Baping is the real murderer of the serial case.
She also knew who the murderer was who tortured and killed Xu Baping; that person had told her so himself.
And now, Yin Chen is on the run, and that man is nowhere to be found. No one knows whether he is still alive or is being tortured.
However, You Mingxu checked all the people involved in the case and found no clues related to Yin Chen.
Could it be that Yin Chen has nothing to do with this case?
Then how did he get to know my mother and how did he "stick" to her?
The time interval is too long, and my mother lived alone at that time, so it would be difficult to investigate further.
You Mingxu frowned and thought for a while, then put the file down. He knew that one couldn't become fat in one bite, so he could only do it slowly.
She glanced at the time. It was past nine o'clock at night, which was considered very early these days.
After thinking for a while, she sent a text message to Yin Feng: "Are you asleep?"
After about a minute or two, when she had cleaned up her desk, she received a reply: "No. What are you doing?"
He had ignored her and hadn't contacted her these days. Although You Mingxu was also busy, he still felt a little uncomfortable. But when I saw the words he sent me at this moment, my heart softened a little, and I simply made a video call to him.
Both of them had come to this point. Now when he made a phone call and listened to the sound of "dong dong dong dong - dong dong dong -" waiting for the call to be answered, You Mingxu actually felt a little uncomfortable.
He picked up.
The ceiling, hospital bed, bandages, and hospital gowns appeared in the picture. Yin Feng sat on the bed, looking at her quietly.
You Mingxu didn't say anything for a moment, just looked at him carefully. His complexion seemed to be much better, and his hair was clean, but his face was still thin. He was wrapped in bandages and needed to have the dressing changed. He was not wearing any clothes, but just a hospital gown draped over his shoulders, exposing his shoulders and chest.
His eyes were still the same, deep and dark, without any gentleness or cuteness, and he seemed to be looking at her.
Before she could speak, he spoke first: "You've lost weight."
You Mingxu was stunned for a moment and said, "I've been too busy lately. Can you sit up now?" She was a little happy.
Yin Feng snorted coldly and said, "He could have gotten up a week ago."
You Mingxu stared at him for a few seconds and said calmly, "That's amazing."
He responded smoothly: "Of course!"
You Mingxu couldn't help but smile, his eyes full of smiles.
Yin Feng looked at her for a while but didn't smile. He leaned down and seemed a little lazy.
He said, “What have you been up to?”
You Mingxu gave him a brief account of his work over the past few days, and then recalled the file he had just read and told him about it.
Yin Feng pondered for a while and said, "Scan a copy for me."
"Okay." You Mingxu said, "The case back then was pretty clear, but I don't know... where do you think Yin Chen came from?"
Yin Feng replied: "He was only in his early twenties at the time, and had just graduated from college. He was seven or eight years younger than... my aunt. In my memory, he was relatively normal at that time, but his life was not very good. He was not able to establish the Punisher organization at that time. I think it might be something related to my aunt. That case brought him a great mental shock and even trauma. So he still can't forget it. The concept of good and evil of revenge and punishment may have begun to accumulate and take shape since then."
You Mingxu actually had the same feeling, and there must be something hidden behind it. She even wondered, could it be that it was her mother's death in the line of duty that made Yin Chen no longer trust the judiciary and decide to become a punisher?
Of course she was just thinking about it.
Yin Feng asked: "What are your plans?"
You Mingxu shook his head: "It's not easy to investigate. I will think of another way. If Yin Chen really reappears as you said, it's best to start with him."
"Um."
They were both silent for a while. You Mingxu felt that there was nothing more to say, so he said, "Then you should go to bed early. Call me if you have anything."
He stared at her, his eyes hard to read.
You Mingxu: "What's wrong?"
He was silent for a few seconds and said, "What are you in such a hurry to do?" with a sarcastic smile on his face.
You Mingxu: "...When did I get anxious? I was planning to go home after get off work."
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