"What is true is false, and what is false is true."
After saying goodbye to Ma Laodan and his wife and returning to the hospital, Zhao Yu wrote these two sentences on a blank space on the whiteboard.
On the way back, he looked it up on the Internet. These two sentences were written by Cao Xueqin, and the meaning was very simple. It meant that when you treat something real as an illusion, then the illusory thing is often more real than the real thing!
Why?
Zhao Yu looked at the whiteboard carefully and wondered if these two sentences were a hint about the side adventure. Could it be that he was overthinking things?
However, no matter how he thought about it, he always felt that these two sentences were very appropriate for the Devil Case. The Devil Case was not only confusing, but it was also full of illusions, making it difficult for people to distinguish the truth.
"Um … Not bad …" At this time, Cui Lizhu came out of the bathroom and said to Zhao Yu, "I didn't expect this mutton hotpot to be so delicious. I'm afraid it's the most authentic mutton hotpot I've ever eaten!"
As she said that, the little girl even burped …
"Um … You have to reflect on yourself today!" When Zhao Yu saw Cui Lizhu, he immediately scolded her. "How could you pick up a wine bottle and break it? You are a special investigator. If you really hurt someone, how are you going to explain it to them? Don't forget that you are now under investigation. As long as I write this in my report, you will never be able to reincarnate. Do you understand? "
"Um … I know, boss … But …" Cui Lizhu bit her lip and defended herself timidly. "You don't know how shameless that guy was. He cheated me of so much money, and he even wanted to use my money to buy me … Alas! Forget it … "
"I know that you have had a grudge before, but as long as it's not because he killed your father or stole your wife, you can't do this to him!" Zhao Yu said. "Besides, even if he really killed your father, you should have arrested him and put him in prison! Cui, if Ma Laodan is guilty, the Jinping police will not let him get away with it. So … "
"I know, boss. Although I lost some money, at least I didn't lose anything else! Don't worry, I won't be so impulsive in the future! " Cui Lizhu said shamefully, then added mysteriously, "There is only one thing I don't understand now …"
"Oh? What is it? "Zhao Yu was curious.
"I heard from Zeng Ke that you beat up your father-in-law at the hotpot chicken restaurant!" Cui Lizhu asked with a smirk, "I don't understand. Why can't I control myself when I'm talking so clearly?"
"What the f * ck …" Zhao Yu glared at her. "Little girl, are you tired of living?"
"Hehehe … I was just kidding …" Cui Lizhu quickly apologized and massaged Zhao Yu's shoulders and back. "Okay, boss! I know, I must be an upright person in the future! Just like you, all right? "
Zhao Yu didn't know whether to laugh or cry as he looked at the little girl who was playing dumb and acting cute. He quickly asked her to exert more force …
It was already a quarter past nine at night, and the doctor had just finished changing Zhao Yu's bandages. He wasn't sure if it was because the painkillers had worn off, or because he had overexerted himself earlier in the day, but Zhao Yu felt a dull pain in his cast.
"What is this? Cui Lizhu saw the sentence on the whiteboard and asked curiously, "Boss, what does this mean? Do you think that the Devil Case will lead to more trouble? " Hehe, are you worried about that violent girlfriend of yours? "
"No!" Zhao Yu said carefully. "We knew Lang Xiangyang's character before, and no one said that he had a psychological problem! We also didn't find any supporting evidence in his house. So, I feel that the devil suit is a bit sudden! "
"The devil suit … Um … Psychological problem?" Cui Lizhu asked. "Why must the murderer have a psychological problem?"
Zhao Yu sighed, then said, "He put on the devil's clothes, put on the devil's mask, and killed nine people who had nothing to do with him in a short period of time. Um … Maybe ten, maybe more! So, the murderer must have been mentally unbalanced! He must have had a serious psychological problem! "
Zhao Yu then said, "I've handled so many cases before, such as Li Dan in the Lost Hand Case, Qiu Xinyang in the Bank Hidden Corpse Case, and Li Fei in the Headless Female Corpses Case … All of these people were mentally unbalanced. They fell into a kind of obsession and committed those big crimes!
But, Lang Xiangyang … He doesn't look like one! "
"Lang Xiangyang is already dead. We don't know much about him. What if … he has two personalities?" Cui Lizhu said, "In front of others, he's a kind teacher, but secretly, he's a horrible devil?"
"Even so, there should be traces of it, just like Han Kuan. At least, he painted those dark paintings … Tsk tsk …"
Just as Zhao Yu was deep in thought, his phone rang. This time, it was Zeng Ke.
Zhao Yu had been waiting for the call, so he quickly answered it.
"Leader!" Zeng Ke's voice was low, as if what he was about to say was not a happy thing. "The devil mask and clothes are all handmade, and they are not produced in the market. Moreover, the image of the demon mask is somewhat different from the traditional image of demons in the West. It should be self-created! "
"In other words, the Demon Face is unique!" In other words, the devil pattern that Zhang Jingru drew is definitely related to the Devil Case! "
"En … should … should be! But, the test results … Um … "Zeng Ke hesitated, then said," There are no fingerprints or dandruff tissues on the entire devil suit! There is no trace of Lang Xiangyang's, Han Kuan's, or anyone else's. It's too clean! "
"What?!" Zhao Yu was stunned. "Nothing? How could this be? "
"Yeah …" Cui Lizhu also shook her head in frustration, then said, "I thought the case would be closed tonight! But now, it seems that even Lang Xiangyang can't be convicted! The box was just placed in the basement of his house, but we can't prove that he touched the box or wore the clothes inside … This … "
"Yes!" Zeng Ke said, "Sister Miao is also very depressed, so she asked me to call you!"
"That box … How long has it been in Lang Xiangyang's basement?" Zhao Yu asked.
"Um … When Ran Tao and I searched the basement, we found that not only the box, but also the basement of his house had not been touched for a long time. There was a thick layer of dust everywhere!" Zeng Ke replied. "The old lady has to be taken care of, so who would clean the basement for her? I think it hasn't been touched since the old lady got sick, right? "
"If no one has touched the box …" Zhao Yu frowned and said, "Then, in theory, we should be able to extract valid evidence from the things in the box, right?"
"Yes! But, the forensics department checked all the evidence several times, but they couldn't find anything valuable! "Zeng Ke said." It's really strange! Ten years ago, Lang Xiangyang couldn't have known about the dandruff. Even if he had cleaned it, it couldn't have been so clean! "
"Zeng Ke …" Zhao Yu sighed, then asked, "Has the basement been sealed?"
"It's sealed, but no one is guarding it!" Zeng Ke replied.
"No!" Zhao Yu quickly ordered, "Send someone to guard it 24 hours a day! No mistakes!"
"Ah? Guard the basement? "Zeng Ke was surprised." Is there something else there? But, after we found the devil suit, we really searched it all! "
"It's not that there is something else, but …" Zhao Yu thought for a moment, then said, "I'll call Gao Facai now and ask him to send a more professional team! This is the Devil Case, so it must be treated with the highest standards! "
"Oh … Okay! Okay! I'll do it now! " As soon as he heard that Gao Facai's team was coming, Zeng Ke immediately thought of his beautiful student, Zhang Peipei, and hung up the phone excitedly.
"No valid evidence has been extracted …" Zhao Yu frowned and thought hard. "Why is it so clean?"
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look up and see the words written on the whiteboard again. "What is true is false, and what is false is true."
Although there was no valid evidence extracted from the devil suit, Zhao Yu suddenly felt that he was very close to the unknown answer!
"Leader Zhao …" At this time, Officer Wang came in with a stack of documents. "Um … Sorry to trouble you. Here are some documents about Jiang Ke's case. I need you to sign them! I heard from the leaders of the provincial bureau that you and your special investigation group will be given a commendation and a material reward! "
"Oh? Is there a bonus? " Cui Lizhu beamed with joy. "That's great! We finally have money. Xiao Wang, how much can I get?"
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