At 10: 30 in the evening, in the temporary office of the Yaoming Special Investigation Group, Zhao Yu was talking to Miao Ying on the phone.
"What do you think, Miao Ying? Can't you convince him?
"You know what? When I told the doctors in the mental hospital that Liu Cheng talked to me, they were all dumbfounded!
In their opinion, this was an impossible task. My deeds even enlightened them … "Miao Ying said disapprovingly.
"That's enough," Miao Ying said disapprovingly. "You were just lucky. If it weren't for your bad habits, how would you know that Liu Cheng had been paying attention to the stone and not the flower?"
"Hey? Still not convinced? "Zhao Yu said." Ten days! Ten days! If it were an ordinary person, they would have gone crazy with him! Just compliment me a little, baby … "
"Oh, you're acting coquettishly …" Miao Ying laughed. "Well, I have to say, if it were me, I wouldn't have had such perseverance! Fortune favors fools. No matter how unreliable things are, miracles always happen to you! "
"Um … You don't seem to be praising me!" Zhao Yu was not satisfied.
"Well, let's get down to business!" Miao Ying said seriously. "Now that it has been proven that the murderer of the sanatorium murder case is not Nong Zhifa, we really need to investigate this matter carefully!
"It seems that your hunch was right!"
"Um …" Zhao Yu said. "Before I went to the mental hospital, I watched all of Nong Zhifa's confession videos. I always felt that there was something wrong with this person!"
"Oh? What's wrong? "Miao Ying asked.
"Actually, the reason why I stayed in the mental hospital for such a long time was not entirely because of Liu Cheng," Zhao Yu finally revealed his true intentions. "Actually, I wanted to experience the world of a mental patient. I wanted to experience it and compare myself with Liu Cheng …"
"Ah? No way … "Miao Ying was shocked." Zhao Yu, are you trying to say that Nong Zhifa is also a mental patient? This … This is … "
"Yes." Zhao Yu nodded. "You know me best. From the moment I saw the video, I felt that Nong Zhifa was mentally abnormal!
"Now, after my experience in the mental hospital, I am even more certain of my guess!
"Nong Zhifa's gaze, demeanor, and the numb expression he has when he speaks are exactly the same as those mental patients. They can't be faked! I suspect that Nong Zhifa may have … delusional disorder! "
"Paranoia?" Miao Ying was shocked. "I … I've seen the video, but …"
"Yes," Zhao Yu said. "Because of Nong Zhifa's melancholy eyes, it's easy for normal people to have the illusion that this person is similar to those psychopathic murderers who have lost control of their minds!
"So, it's very likely that from the very beginning, we've fallen into a fixed stereotype of prejudice and fixed this person!
"But what if … he's just a patient with delusions?"
"This …" Miao Ying gasped. "Isn't this too scary? If he was delusional … then … the real murderer … who could it be? It must be … someone very familiar with Nong Zhifa, right? "
"Anyway, all of this is just my personal guess," Zhao Yu said. "I plan to go to Nong Zhifa's prison and ask the people there to see if I can get any clues.
"Me … tsk tsk …"
"What's wrong?" Miao Ying was familiar with Zhao Yu's routine, so she immediately heard the problem and asked, "Have you thought of something?"
"Well …" Zhao Yu hesitated. "I don't want to reveal anything unless it's a critical moment …"
"Don't keep me in suspense, okay?" Miao Ying urged him anxiously. "My great detective, good detective, tell me quickly. I can help you think of some ideas!"
"Mm, okay!" After some thought, Zhao Yu said, "I suspect that the key to remembering the murder record is probably in the prison!"
"Oh?" Miao Ying asked. "You mean, the real murderer is also a prisoner in that prison?"
"No!" Zhao Yu said with certainty. "I feel that the real murderer is not a prisoner, but a prison guard!!!"
Zhao Yu's words shocked Miao Ying, who was on the other end of the phone.
After more than ten seconds, Miao Ying recovered from the shock and said with a trembling voice, "You mean … there was a prison guard … who made Nong Zhifa confess? Why … Why? "
"I'm not sure," Zhao Yu said bluntly. "I just feel that the real murderer knows how the police handle cases, so it's very likely that he's someone from within the police system!
"Also, according to the prison records," Zhao Yu said, "Nong Zhifa is a loner and has no fixed cellmates, so it's more convenient for the prison guard to contact him!
"Also, only the prison guard knows more about Nong Zhifa and knows that he's the best candidate …
"Also, from a class standpoint, the prison guard has a strong influence on the prisoners. If they use psychological suggestion, it might be easier!"
"Psychological suggestion …" Miao Ying said in surprise. "Oh my God! You think that there was a prison guard who saw that Nong Zhifa was paranoid, so he used psychological suggestion to make Nong Zhifa think that he was a serial killer, so that he could confess to the crimes in his memoir?
"Isn't this … a little too ridiculous?"
"There are indeed such scenes in movies, but I haven't looked into it in detail yet," Zhao Yu said frankly. "So, I'll have to discuss it with Wu Xiumin later to see if it's possible.
"Miaomiao, look …" Zhao Yu spread out his palms and analyzed. "Assuming that my previous guess is right, that Nong Zhifa is a mental patient, then … Why was there no record or report in the report given by the prison?
"And …" Zhao Yu continued, "I've seen the interrogation report from the prison. The testimonies of Nong Zhifa's cellmates were all vague and evasive. It was as if they were afraid of something …" Zhao Yu continued.
"So, I think that there's something fishy going on in the prison, and this fishy thing is probably the key to solving the case!"
"You … Mm …" Miao Ying thought for a long time, then said, "It sounds like what you said makes sense, but you seem to have overlooked an important problem!"
"What problem?" Zhao Yu asked.
"Is the murderer so bored?" Miao Ying also pointed out her suspicions. "The murderer is already on the loose, and no one knows about the memoir. So … why would he take such a big risk to lure a prisoner?
This would increase the chances of him being exposed. If he was a prison guard, wouldn't that be even more unreasonable? "
"Mm, that's true!" Zhao Yu admitted. "I did think about this before. I think that there are two possibilities for the murderer to do this.
First, he's old, maybe he has a terminal illness or something. He doesn't want the crimes he committed to be forgotten, so he wants to use Nong Zhifa to express his desires.
It's like some kind of perverted flaunting!
Second, I don't know what happened, but it made the murderer think that his crimes were going to be exposed soon. He was anxious to find a scapegoat, so he chose Nong Zhifa! "
"Tsk tsk …" Miao Ying smacked her lips and said, "I still don't agree with your speculation! I still think that hypnosis is too far from reality, and the chances of success are not high. "
"Nong Zhifa is still an important suspect in the memoir!
But, some of the cases were not committed by him. Maybe … He had an accomplice, or … Something else! "
"Alright then," Zhao Yu said. "Actually, I also hope that I'm wrong, but … I still think that Nong Zhifa doesn't fit the basic characteristics of a murderer.
So, let's continue our discussion after I come back from the prison. "
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