Detective: Open your eyes, I am handcuffed in the interrogation room.

Chapter 596 Lunch
There were still two or three hours before dawn, so everyone went back to their rooms to catch up on some sleep.

What just happened was quite dramatic and difficult to handle. An autistic patient cannot be condemned with normal thinking. If you call the police, they will at most give you a verbal lecture, or at worst the parents will have to pay some money and the matter will be settled.

Chen Yi was wondering whether the ghost in white that Tan Dong saw that year was Wu Rui.

It shouldn't be wrong.

If you like to voyeur, it is impossible to do it only once or twice, it will become addictive. This is why the rumor that Yunshui Inn has been haunted for many years has a reasonable explanation.

Of course, it is impossible to be discovered every time. If one is discovered out of ten peeping attempts, it is enough to maintain the popularity of the haunting. It is precisely because it is impossible to be discovered every time that Yunshui Inn has remained open. Otherwise, it would have been closed under pressure long ago.

This indirectly proves that Tan Dong’s words are credible.

But what about the hanged ghost on the dead tree outside the town? Was it also Wu Rui's work?
Chen Yi believed that Tan Dong had indeed seen it and it really existed.

The ghost in white is Wu Rui peeping outside the window, so what about the hanged ghost?

Given that the hanged ghost is highly consistent with the death scene in this case, it can be speculated that it was an imitation by an autistic patient.

Wu Rui has lived in Yunshui Inn with his parents for many years, so he must have seen the murder scene eight years ago, and it is reasonable for him to imitate the "behavior" of the corpse.

"These... don't seem to be of any help in solving the murder case."

Chen Yi lay on the bed, ready to fall asleep, but his mind was busy thinking about what had happened last night and early this morning.

It’s that Wu Changchun who seems to be becoming more and more suspicious.

Was he so happy to admit that it was his son outside the window, just because he wanted to keep things quiet and didn't want to make a big deal out of it?

From another perspective, let's be bolder and assume that Wu Changchun is the murderer or an insider. What he is most worried about is not the police coming to his house, but his son who he lives with day and night.

If the son is normal and can communicate, then there is nothing wrong. The problem is that the son is abnormal and cannot communicate, so once you ask targeted questions, it is very likely that flaws will be exposed.

There is no content about Wu Rui in the file, which shows that the detectives handling the case chose to ignore this autistic patient and did not try to pry anything out of him.

Is it possible to try now what you didn’t do back then?
However, Wu Changchun would not give him this opportunity unless he used the authority of the special case team to forcibly intervene and find a highly professional psychologist to communicate with Wu Rui.

"Isn't that a bit too aggressive?"

Chen Yi was worried that doing so would lead to adverse consequences, so he made a decision before going to bed to go through the entire case first, going to Shuishi Town, Xigui County, Jingcheng, and finally returning.

The confidence of the investigators comes from their grasp of the clues. Currently the special case team needs more clues and cannot be too anxious.

It was eight o'clock in the morning when he opened his eyes. Chen Yi got up, washed, and then went downstairs to the hall to have breakfast.

When the new five people arrived, they were already on the first floor. They had gotten up early and were waiting for Chen Yi.

It doesn’t matter whether you get up early or late, but you must get up earlier than your leader.

The five of them were quite self-aware.

Chen Yi sat down and asked the boss to serve breakfast.

There is no sign of the college students for the time being, so they probably haven’t gotten up yet. After all the tossing and turning in the early morning, the other four people probably won’t get up too early.

Not long after, the boss brought porridge and rice to the table, apologized again for what happened in the early morning, and said that he would discipline the child strictly in the future.

The special case team would not mind the strange behavior of an autistic patient and was polite.

Boom!
Boom!
Boom!
At this time, the rhythmic knocking sound rang again, not coming from upstairs, but seemed to come from the kitchen.

The boss Wu Changchun frowned and quickly left the hall, followed by angry curses.

"I took your hammer and you're playing with the knife, right? Is that dangerous?!"

"Give me the knife! Go back to your room!"

"come out!"

Following the scolding, Wu Changchun dragged his son out of the kitchen and went upstairs, and soon disappeared from the sight of several people.

Chen Yi ignored him, looked away and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Repetitive stereotyped behavior is one of the symptoms of autism. It can also be regarded as an alternative form of morbid obsessive-compulsive disorder, which is similar to morbid mysophobia. For example, morbid mysophobia involves washing hands every few minutes and cannot control oneself.

The difference is that people with mysophobia know that their behavior is wrong but have no ability to change it, while people with autism only care about their own comfort and think that being comfortable is right.

"How pitiful! What will Wu Rui do decades later?" The speaker was Cheng Hanjun, referring to the death of Wu Changchun and his wife.

I’m afraid welfare agencies also stay away from people with autism?

It would be better to send him directly to a mental hospital.

Medical examiner Su Ying didn't want to talk about this topic, so she mentioned Wang Yingjie: "The relationship between those college students shouldn't be that good."

The judgment was accurate, and several others thought so too.

It’s all in Wang Yingjie’s words.

He Shixin nodded: "Sister Su is right. His mind was obviously a little confused at the time, but what he said... When a person is mentally disturbed, what he says is often more truthful than what a drunk person says."

After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at the stairs to make sure that the college student had not come downstairs, and then continued in a low voice: "First of all, it's Peng Xiao. Wang Yingjie said that Peng Xiao was on the list of rich second-generations. The word 'hanging out' doesn't sound very nice. It's a kind of ridicule and dissatisfaction.

Second, he liked Fan Wen, which was true, and the subsequent conversation between Fan Wen and Zhou Junjie proved this.

Finally, and most importantly, Wang Yingjie asked Zhou Junjie when he would give the money. This is a bit intriguing. What money would he give?
Judging from his conversation and clothes, the car outside the door belongs to Zhou Junjie, while Wang Yingjie looks more like a grassroots person. His family should not be wealthy, in other words, they are poor.

A poor person asks a rich person for money and feels so confident about it, is it just because they have a good relationship? "

After the words fell, they were silent for a while, and Qin Fei proposed other possibilities: "Maybe he is in debt? Rich second-generations also have times when they are short of money. After all, it is the family's money, not their own, and they cannot spend it at will.

Wang Yingjie looks poor, but that's just his appearance. You can't judge a person by appearance. If he works part-time or gets a scholarship, it won't be a problem for him to save tens of thousands of yuan."

He Shixin did not deny it: "That is a possibility. The strangest thing is his state. How could he be so frightened that he became incoherent and mentally ill just because he saw Wu Rui outside the window?"

At this point, Teng Dabin, who had just eaten an egg, blurted out: "Did you do something wrong? As the saying goes, if you don't do anything wrong, you don't have to worry about ghosts knocking on your door. Even the most timid person would not react so violently. There must be something wrong.

Why don't we check it out? Maybe there's a new case?"

He Xin turned around and said, "Brother Bin, you are exaggerating. You can't suspect Wang Yingjie of a criminal case just because he was easily frightened by a ghost, right?"

"Ah?" Teng Dabin said cutely, "Did I say something wrong? Chen Yi likes to doubt. I learned that from him."

Chen Yi looked at Su Ying: "What did Sister Su say?"

Su Ying said, "There is indeed a problem. From a forensic point of view, it is possible that he ate something he shouldn't have, which amplified the hallucinations and increased his fear. I think we can ask him when he wakes up. If there is any doubt, we will investigate."

Teng Dabin: "Isn't it poisonous mushrooms? Did they order this dish? We had mushrooms last night... That's not right, we are fine, everything is normal.

Maybe he was unlucky and happened to eat that poisonous mushroom?"

Su Ying: "Maybe so." She is a very rigorous person. Any issues that cannot be proven or denied for the time being will be left undetermined and investigated, even if they are not particularly reasonable.

Breakfast ended quickly, and everyone left Yunshui Inn and stepped into Shidu Town to admire its past history.

Decades ago, the small town of Shidu blossomed with dazzling light overnight due to the discovery of oil. Unfortunately, the grand banquet suddenly ended, leaving only empty ruins.

Those once busy oil wells are now left with not even the rusty iron frames, and only the dilapidated walls on both sides of the street weakly tell of the past glory in the wind and sand.

Basically everything of value had been taken away, and even the roof showed signs of being lifted off by someone.

At that time, everything was in ruins, so it was normal to avoid waste and choose secondary reuse.

Compared with the night, the town of Shidu seemed even more desolate. Occasionally, the wind blew, making a rustling sound on the ground.

"Prosperity is fast, and decline is fast too." Looking at the surrounding scene, Chen Yi sighed, "The country was too anxious at that time, so it was inevitable to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs in the hope of rapid development."

He Xin walked over to check the thickness of the wall and the building structure, and said, "What the innkeeper said is right. The safety of these buildings is questionable. More haste, less speed. It is not impossible that the buildings collapsed in the past.

Could this case be related to the town of Shidu?"

He asked questions that connected the case with the town of Ishidu.

When the question was raised, Qin Fei gave a logical guess: "The three deceased were from Jingcheng, but the place of death was in Shidu Town. Why did the murderer choose this place and hang the bodies near Yunshui Inn? It is worth thinking about.

Since they could make the deceased disappear quietly, why not deal with it more cleanly? Burying him nearby would be better than exposing him in broad daylight, right? They were not afraid of anyone calling the police, they were arrogant and confident.

Judging from the results, his confidence is not too arrogant. The police have been investigating for so long but still have not found anything. They can't even give a clear explanation of the crime process. "

When Xin asked: "What do you think?"

Qin Fei said: "Either this case is related to Shidu Town, such as the ancestors lived in Shidu Town, or the murderer lives nearby or has relatives or friends living nearby."

He Shixin: "Is it a reference to Yunshui Inn?"

Qin Fei: "Not only Yunshui Inn, but also the villagers nearby are suspects, right?"

He Shixin nodded slightly: "Whether the body in Shidu Town is real or fake, since the murderer chose this place, there must be a reason. It can't be a random choice, right?"

Cheng Hanjun interrupted: "It's hard to say, what if the murderer was really chosen randomly? The strange appearance of Jingcheng's body in Shidu Town has greatly increased the difficulty of the investigators' investigation.

I think if we want to make a breakthrough in this case, we have to start with the interpersonal relationships between the three deceased.

It is obvious that this case was a premeditated murder, and the possibility of random killing is almost zero. Once the motive is found, the identity of the murderer will also be known. "

Several people were silent.

What Cheng Hanjun said is exactly what the detectives handling the case eight years ago had been doing. If it were really so easy to find the connection and thus deduce the motive, why would they have to wait until now?

However, this matter is still the focus of investigation. After arriving in Jingcheng in a few days, the circumstances of the three deceased persons will be re-investigated to prevent any omissions by the investigators at that time.

There is a gap in ability between criminal police and detectives, and this is understandable.

Chen Yinen solved the Jiangcheng case, and I believe that this case will not continue to remain an unsolved case.

After strolling around for about half an hour, the group returned the same way they came.

The broken town has nothing much to see.

When we returned to Yunshui Inn, the Land Rover was still parked at the door. When we entered the lobby, there was still no sign of the four college students. It seemed that they had not woken up yet.

It's not even ten o'clock yet.

It is normal for young people to sleep until midnight.

"Let's just stay for one day. After lunch, we'll go to Shuishi Town in the afternoon." Chen Yi finally decided to save time.

The crime scene was handled by the Shuishi Town Police Station. Putting aside the file, we need to go and question them face to face.

There will definitely be differences in the content between face-to-face conversations and file records.

The innkeeper Wu Changchun came over and asked with a smile: "Is there nothing to see in Shidu Town? Are you still staying here tonight?"

Chen Yi smiled and replied, "There's nothing to see. I'm not staying here tonight. I'll leave after lunch."

Wu Changchun nodded: "Okay, just tell me what you want to eat. The inn doesn't have any delicacies from the mountains and the sea, but we still have chicken, duck, fish and meat. It's just that there are fewer guests recently, so the frozen time is a little longer, but it doesn't affect it. The quality is absolutely guaranteed."

He is quite honest. He didn't mention this yesterday, probably out of apology.

Chen Yi: "Okay, please, boss, make us a pot of tea first."

"You're welcome, please wait a moment." After Wu Changchun left, only six people from the special case team were left in the hall.

Soon the hot tea was served, and the six people drank and chatted, looking towards the stairs from time to time.

The reason why I chose to have lunch before leaving was also to wait for Wang Yingjie to wake up. I wanted to hear what he had to say and what scared him so much.

More than half an hour later, there was movement on the stairs. Zhou Junjie, Peng Xiao and Fan Wen, who had just gotten up, came down and asked the boss for the menu to prepare for dinner.

Wang Yingjie is not seen.

Noticing the gazes from the six people, Zhou Junjie said that he had knocked on the door, but the person was not awake yet, so he would call again later.

The knock on the door might not wake Wang Yingjie up, but the ringing of the phone certainly would.

It was almost noon. Chen Yi and his five companions took the menu and ordered food. Zhou Junjie and his friends had breakfast and lunch together and went upstairs to their rooms.

It seemed from their words that they wanted to wait for Wang Yingjie to wake up, deal with Wang Yingjie's problems first, and then go out for a walk.

What happened in the early morning was really a bit scary, mainly because Wang Yingjie looked so crazy, he looked more like a ghost than a ghost.

All the dishes were served and the six people started eating.

The second floor.

It's already half past twelve, and Wang Yingjie hasn't woken up yet, which makes Zhou Junjie and the other two lose their patience.

"He's sleeping so well. Why don't you wake him up? Is the door locked?"

In the room, Fan Wen spoke.

Zhou Junjie said: "It's not locked. I just closed the door in the early morning. Maybe I was really scared and slept very deeply."

Fan Wen: "It's almost time, go and call them."

Zhou Junjie had no objection and stood up: "Okay, then you guys wait a moment."

(End of this chapter)