heart poison

Chapter 136 Poisonous Heart

"A task force has been set up above." Chen Zheng's face was very ugly, with obvious anger on his brows, the smell of cigarettes in the office was extremely strong, and cigarette butts had already overflowed from the ashtray, "We have nothing to do with this case."

In the morning, Hua Chong thought that the case might be transferred upwards. After all, eleven elderly people died tragically overnight. It is definitely an important case with great social impact. If it is placed in other cities, even the serious crime team of the city bureau can't handle it. .So when he received Chen Zheng's call, he and Liu Zhiqin knew what was going on, and they rushed back to the city bureau at this time to hear Chen Zheng announce the news, so they were not surprised.But Chen Zheng's attitude was unusual.

Hua Chong was a little puzzled.Chen Zheng looked very angry, but as far as he knew, Chen Zheng was not someone who was easily angry and exposed his emotions to his subordinates.Moreover, no matter whether the case is supervised by a higher-level unit or directly handed over to a higher-level unit, it is a reasonable arrangement. Chen Zheng is not a stunned young man who insists on fighting, so he should be clear about the pros and cons.

Liu Zhiqin asked: "Does the task force need our assistance?"

Chen Zheng's already frowning brows were tightened even more, and he picked up the cigarette case irritably, only to find that it was empty, "Tsk!"

Hua Chong realized the problem, "The task force wants to completely exclude us?"

Chen Zheng crumpled up the empty cigarette case and threw it into the trash can not far away, but failed to throw it in.

The sound of the ball of paper rolling to the ground was very small, but at this moment, there was a little bit of uneasiness.

"Well, no technicians are needed." Chen Zheng sighed heavily and leaned back in his chair, "Even I can't participate."

Hua Chong's forehead twitched several times, "This is against the rules. What does it mean?"

If there is an extremely serious case that is difficult to solve in a place, the higher-level unit will almost always set up a special case team, but the special case team rarely excludes the local criminal police, especially the serious criminal police, and generally has a relationship of command, supervision and cooperation.In some special cases, even if the special case team does not need the cooperation of the local criminal police, it will invite important personnel such as the criminal investigation detachment leader and forensic doctor to participate in the investigation symbolically.

And this time...

"The higher authorities don't trust us." Chen Zheng's voice suddenly became tired, and his eyelids drooped.

"What does distrust mean?" Hua Chong asked, "Ability?"

Chen Zheng raised the corners of his eyes and snorted twice: "Hua'er, you have so little confidence in yourself, in the crime squad, and in our criminal investigation detachment? What qualifications do those above have to doubt our ability?"

Hua Chong knew in his heart that being excluded by the special case team could not be due to ability.

An answer had already appeared, his lips moved, and his eyes looked directly at Chen Zheng.

"Tsk, don't look at me like that, I'm more aggrieved than you." Chen Zheng stood up, took two steps irritably, and sighed again, "This case cannot be done by ordinary people. Basically It can be confirmed from the facts that the attack was planned by a certain organization with the intention of creating social panic."

Hua Chong nodded, "Yes."

"The higher-ups think that there may be 'unclean' people here." Chen Zheng patted the back of the chair aimlessly, "So, without our position in the task force, the investigation details of this case will not be disclosed to us."

Hua Chong's eyes deepened, "What information did they receive?"

"Fucking information. If there is any reliable information, I can still stand here? I have been arrested and investigated long ago." Chen Zheng smiled bitterly, "It's just a guess, I guess there is someone 'unclean' here."

Liu Zhiqin asked, "Why?"

"Zou Mei's case counts as one, and Yin Ziqiao's delay in solving the case counts as one." Chen Zheng said, "I'll tell you two the truth today, the bureau—it may not necessarily be my criminal investigation team, it may indeed have an eyeliner."

Hua Chong's heart suddenly tightened.

Chen Zheng said again: "However, their provincial department may not be 'clean'. When we investigated Zou Mei, the wind leaked. Zou Mei's case was transferred, and to this day, no clues have been found."

"So we and the higher-ups are now suspicious of each other and don't trust each other?" Liu Zhiqin said.

Chen Zheng didn't answer directly, but said with unclear meaning: "You should pay more attention during this time."

Hua Chong stood up with a serious expression, "Captain Chen."

"how?"

"Do you have a 'number'?"

Liu Zhiqin looked at Hua Chong, hesitant to speak.

Chen Zheng was silent for a long time, then shook his head lightly, "Hua'er, you just need to be clear about one thing - I never doubted you."

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Leaving Chen Zheng's office, Hua Chong was a little discouraged, leaning on the railing with his hands, his feet seemed to be frozen, and he didn't bother to move forward.

"If it's not in the game, I'll squat down and carry you on my back." Liu Zhiqin said.

Hua Chong came back to his senses, lowered his voice and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"You can't walk anymore, but I still have strength, shouldn't I carry you?" Liu Zhiqin said: "Although you are not light, I can't carry you."

Surrounded by familiar eyes, Hua Chong's boredom dissipated a bit, and he played with the lighter in his hand, "Did you understand what Team Chen meant just now?"

"Team Chen has suspects, but there is no evidence to confirm." Liu Zhiqin said: "And for some reason, he can't, at least not at the moment, tell us who he suspects."

"The above's approach is not unreasonable." Hua Chong said helplessly, "But Team Chen is right, the city bureau is 'not clean', and maybe the above is also 'not clean'."

"Actually, I think it's not necessarily a bad thing for the task force to exclude us." Liu Zhiqin said: "Didn't Team Chen say that this case can basically be characterized as an attack by a certain organization. We are not in the task force However, it is still possible to investigate secretly, and it may be easier to act than the task force of 'Jae Ming'."

"I'm not at ease." Hua Chong said, "The clues are all messed up. What organization launched this attack? Could it be related to the people who attacked us last time? What is Zou Mei's connection with them? Yin Ziqiao——Yin Ziqiao's fatal injuries are too similar to those of the eleven victims this time."

"It can only be done step by step." Liu Zhiqin moved closer, his voice low as a whisper, "It's useless to be anxious, it is because the clues are too messy that we need to sort them out. Although the case is not in our hands, the opportunity is still there We have it."

It was already late at night, and no one happened to pass by the corner where the two were, and of course they were not within the range of the camera.Hua Chong raised his eyes and looked at Liu Zhiqin. A few seconds later, he kissed the corner of the other's lips in a mysterious way.

Just one click, very light and short, like an illusion.

Liu Zhiqin bent his eyes, took Hua Chong's hand, squeezed it casually a few times, then let go, and backed away a short distance.

When the loved one is around, intimacy is an uncontrollable impulse, but in occasions that are not private, a mature mind will let the impulsive emotions stop.

Returning to the Serious Crime Squad, Hua Chong informed the news of the handover of the case, but did not mention the "unclean" in Chen Zheng's mouth.For a while, the office was quiet. After a while, someone sighed a long time, and someone laughed at himself: "It's okay, the pressure is gone."

Covering his face with one hand, Zhang Mao slapped his forehead with a loud "slap".

Hua Chong looked at him, he "I" for a while, and said in frustration: "I'm so fucking worthless! I'm not capable! I went to the scene with Deputy Qu this morning, and I was trembling with nervousness, afraid of facing this kind of case, afraid of myself Can't deal with it. Eleven people, all of them are old people who have no ability to resist. It's too miserable... I started to think in the afternoon that it would be great if we didn't take charge of this case, and it would be great if someone above took over. Unexpectedly, did not expect……"

"I didn't expect the case to be taken over by the special case team." Hua Chong answered the words calmly, "I never thought that I would feel so unwilling when I really don't have to be responsible for the case."

Zhang Mao raised his head, "Flower, flower team."

"I understand how you feel." Hua Chong walked over and patted him on the shoulder, "You don't have to underestimate yourself or your teammates. This case is not an ordinary serious case, and the social impact is beyond the controllable range. Even if it is me or Team Chen, we can't keep our emotions intact. We are also afraid and worried, and we are not sure that we will be able to detect it. You are not the only one who is worried."

Zhang Mao fisted his hands, "But..."

"It's nothing good 'but', all your nervousness and anxiety are natural, and you are not a cold-blooded crime-solving machine." Hua Chong continued: "Okay, pay attention to adjusting your mood. If there is any need for the task force, we will still You have to try your best to cooperate, and don't have any emotions of resistance or confrontation, you know?"

Scattered responses sounded in the office, two contradictory emotions of unwillingness and relief intertwined, making the atmosphere a bit depressing.

Hua Chong watched everyone pack up their things and leave, his eyes seemed to be careless, but they actually fell on everyone's faces.

Liu Zhiqin picked up the jackets of the two, "There are people in Team Chen who are suspicious, what about you?"

"Me?" Hua Chong turned his head, paused for a while, his voice became cold, "I won't be too surprised if any of them have a problem."

"Including Team Chen, Qu Zhi, and Teacher Xu?"

"Ah."

Liu Zhiqin said: "Team Chen has doubts, but no one can completely trust you."

"It used to be like this." Hua Chong said, "It's different now."

Liu Zhiqin met his eyes and said softly, "You trust me."

Hua Chong corrected, "Full trust."

Liu Zhiqin's eyes gradually brightened, and he changed the subject, "You just mentioned the relationship between Yin Ziqiao and this case, I have an idea, do you want to hear it?"

"If I don't listen, why don't you say it?"

"Then let me say it." Liu Zhiqin said solemnly, "Yin Ziqiao was killed. We have been investigating for so long, but we can't find out the motive. Anyone with a slight motive has an alibi. He is inexplicable. was killed."

"Unless the murderer is a lunatic who killed people without any reason, and Yin Ziqiao happened to hit the knife edge of this person." Hua Chong said: "Otherwise, there is no such thing as being killed for no reason."

"Then there are two possibilities - the murderer is a lunatic who kills indiscriminately. There is no purpose in killing, and killing is killing; the murderer has a purpose in killing, but the purpose is not Yin Ziqiao himself."

"It's not about Yin Ziqiao himself? What's about it?"

"Could the murderer kill Yin Ziqiao by cutting his throat to practice for today's slaughter?" Liu Zhiqin said, "Or, killing Yin Ziqiao without anyone noticing it is some kind of assessment that the murderer must go through?"