Profiler: I receive memories of the dead every day

Overturn the verdict!

The thought had already taken root in Lin Wei's mind under the sunlight.

Ever since that incident at university, Lin Wei's biggest fear has been being influenced by the memories he's received, but what these people did was truly despicable.

They don't kill people, they eat them!

Lin Wei suddenly opened his eyes, grabbed a piece of white paper, picked up a pen, and began to analyze.

The main reason why Dong Shimei's death could be easily defined as an accident is that there was no supervision or appeal from her immediate family members during the case handling process, as long as Dong Shimei's son was found.

This case can at least be reopened for investigation.

This is the first step.

From a normal procedural standpoint, the current situation is almost unsolvable. No relatives have claimed Dong Shimei's body, and according to standard procedures, it must have been cremated long ago, making it impossible to obtain evidence again.

The contents of the case file are irrefutable evidence.

But this was not a difficult situation for Lin Wei, because he could clearly see the killer's appearance in Dong Shimei's memory.

He can pinpoint the killer by recalling his memories in detail.

This is the second step.

The most difficult thing now is how to bring the murderer to justice.

In the absence of evidence, the only option is to find a way to get the murderer to confess on their own.

This is the third step.

As for what method to use, Lin Wei wasn't worried. As long as he got in touch with the murderer, he was confident he could come up with a way to make the murderer confess.

Once the murderers are brought to justice, every single one of them will be sent to jail!

The immediate priority is to find Dong Shimei's son as soon as possible.

Tomorrow is Saturday, which is a good time to go to the Angel Welfare Home to check things out.

Having finished his analysis, Lin Wei put down his pen, folded the half-written page, and put it in his pocket.

Lin Wei prefers this traditional way of keeping records; he uses a special technique to mark the order on paper.

This can effectively prevent your plans from being disrupted or interrupted if your memory gets confused.

It was already noon, but the expected busyness did not materialize.

Lin Wei composed himself, lit a cigarette, and planned to go downstairs to the cafeteria for lunch. When he reached the lobby, he ran into Jiang Chi seeing the couple off at the door.

The midday sun was thin and bright, but the couple's backs were hunched and huddled up.

Jiang Chi stood at the door until the couple turned back for one last look and walked around the corner. Only then did he slowly turn around and see Lin Wei standing behind him.

"I was just about to call you." Jiang Chi's eyes lit up, eager and determined. "Want to go out for dinner? Let's go together and discuss the case while we're at it."

"Are there any leads from Wang Lei's parents' inquiries?"

"No, Wang Lei just graduated not long ago. He doesn't have any enemies. His parents are honest people and don't have any major conflicts with others. Judging from Wang Lei's social relationships, there hasn't been much progress. It's been tough on the couple. They cried so much during the questioning that they couldn't continue. They've raised this child for over twenty years, and who would have thought that something like this would happen in the end?" A trace of sadness crossed Jiang Chi's face as he said this.

"Any progress on your visits, Team Leader Jiang?"

"Well, it's hard to explain in just a few words. Let's talk about it while we eat."

As arranged by Jiang Chi, his colleagues investigated the housing and related personnel at the crime scene.

The homeowner, Zhang Yuan, is a senior executive at Tianhai Group. She was on a business trip at the time of the incident and has a solid alibi. She purchased the house on September 13 and was currently doing interior decoration. She left a spare key under the doormat. She did not know the deceased and had no interaction with him.

According to the community security guard, he saw the deceased enter Unit 3 of Building 6 while patrolling that night, but because the distance was relatively far, he did not notice anything unusual.

Police interviewed all the residents, but there were no witnesses.

Because Xinhua Residential Area was newly handed over to the authorities, the surveillance equipment was currently under maintenance. The property management arranged for security guards to patrol, and it was a security guard who discovered the murder and called the police.

The technical department conducted a thorough review of the surveillance footage around the community and discovered that the deceased entered the community alone at 12:36 a.m. that night. The technicians then used the Skynet surveillance system to track the deceased's movements. The initial footage showed the deceased walking straight down Yulong Street and turning right onto Fangcao Road to enter Xinhua Community, all alone.

One set of surveillance videos clearly showed bloodstains on the deceased's face at the time.

Under what circumstances would the deceased go to a neighborhood completely unrelated to him while injured? The IT department colleagues also investigated the deceased's communication records, which showed that in the past week, he had only contacted his parents and his company.

Based on the sketch provided by Lin Wei, his colleagues have already conducted a survey of the residents in the community, but have not found anyone who matches the sketch. The workers who did the interior decoration for Zhang Yuan also have sufficient alibis. Jiang Chi is planning to shift the focus of the investigation to the decoration workers related to the community.

In addition, a detailed examination of the wooden furniture on the scale was conducted after disassembly, but nothing was found.

There are currently no valuable leads in the case, and Jiang Chi appears very anxious, even looking worried while eating.

Lin Wei listened carefully to the whole process, and he was also quite puzzled. According to his memory, the deceased should have fainted. How could he have rushed to Xinhua Community alone? Could it be that he was missing some important memories? But Wang Lei's reaction before his death was not like that of someone who had just left.

After lunch, Lin Wei and Jiang Chi went to the dissection room together.

The chief forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy was named Su Qinghe. When the two arrived at the autopsy room, Su Qinghe was examining brain slices.

"Forensic Doctor Su, do you have any valuable clues?" Jiang Chi went straight to the point.

"There's something suspicious, I don't know if it can help Captain Jiang." Su Qinghe said as she projected the information onto the screen. "I performed a head autopsy on the deceased and found that the cerebrospinal fluid was abnormal and there was extensive damage to the choroid plexus on the frontal lobe, which is somewhat like the result of a mild electric shock."

"What does this mean? Does it mean the deceased was electrocuted before his death?" Jiang Chi asked, puzzled.

"I found no signs of electric shock on the deceased's body. I will upload the current autopsy findings online. A more detailed brain tissue examination will take some time, and I will give a definitive conclusion then," Su Qinghe said, pointing to the electron microscope next to her.

Jiang Chi glanced at it and then beckoned Lin Wei to leave the dissection room.

It was already evening when I got home.

Lin Wei pushed open the door and called for Jarvis to turn on the light. He took out the paper with the plan he had written in the morning from his pocket, hung his coat on the hanger, and then collapsed onto the bed. After a long while, he turned over and glanced at the paper full of analysis. Luckily, he had made notes in the morning, otherwise he might have really forgotten about it.

That afternoon, Lin Wei stayed with Jiang Chi. He carefully reviewed the surveillance video and confirmed that Wang Lei had indeed walked to Xinhua Community on his own with an umbrella. Furthermore, the technical department's assessment indicated that the surveillance video had not been altered.

Lin Wei couldn't believe it, so he recalled Wang Lei's memories in detail in the conference room, which caused his mental defenses to collapse and a flood of memories to come out, almost making him faint in the conference room. Fortunately, someone was there to support him, so he didn't fall to the ground.

Based on Wang Lei's memories, it is absolutely impossible for him to have gone to Xinhua Community alone. Lin Wei initially thought it was due to drug control, but the autopsy report uploaded by Su Qinghe clearly stated that there were no traces of drugs in Wang Lei's body.

This plunges everything back into the unknown.

Lin Wei couldn't tell Jiang Chi these things.

Lin Wei rubbed his swollen temples. Although his head ached like a cracked green walnut, he was still somewhat relieved that the consequences of this memory retrieval were not serious.

During his postgraduate studies, Lin Wei researched "Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology," which included a paper titled "Theory of Conscious Memory."

Key takeaway: Everyday subjective consciousness is built upon memory processing, and the autobiographical memory system shapes the persistent self.

In cases like Lin Wei's, too many memories can reshape the persistent self.

So he built a mental wall around himself. He categorized those memories in his mind and treated them like movies. As long as they weren't opened, they would only be a rough outline under his conscious mind and wouldn't affect his consciousness.

Lin Wei had a vague feeling that as long as he figured out how Wang Lei got to Xinhua Community, the case would be solved.

But where to begin?