Chapter 57 Is it them?
“Is it illegal to take photos?”
“It’s not against the law.”
“Is it illegal to film a video?”
"It depends on what kind of video you are shooting. If it contains some negative information and spreads it, then it is illegal and we have the right to detain you."
"Then why did you arrest me? I just read it myself and I didn't spread it!"
Looking at the bald man sitting opposite, the grassroots police officer in charge of recording the confession was speechless. Wang Zheng and others sitting in the interrogation room were even more speechless.
Not long ago, they found a hidden camera at the door of the room Zhou Meiling rented, and soon found another hidden camera installed in the same way on the middle layer of the coffee table in the living room and in the cracks of the bricks in the bathroom. They downloaded the installation video through the built-in storage card of the device and identified the person who installed the video, who was Zhou Meiling's landlord before her death.
Normally, in a situation like this, a simple record would have been sufficient, but because of Zhou Meiling's death, for the sake of caution, Gu Xia notified the local police to bring the person back for interrogation on the pretext of a public security summons, hoping that they could find some clues to the case.
Ideas are often good, but in reality they are not always the case.
According to the landlord's confession, installing the pinhole camera was purely a personal need. The reason was that he felt that his wife was no longer attractive due to her age, so he rented out the rooms in the name of single rooms to attract some female tenants to live there. Not only could he make some extra money, but he could also satisfy his voyeuristic desires.
Basically, as long as he likes a tenant, he has their video and sleeping position saved in his hands. What's more, he even has some sex videos of young couples.
"This guy is a scumbag." Gao Feng shook his head. From the look of the other party, it is hard to tell how he has the guts to commit a crime.
Wang Zheng shook his head and said nothing.
"Otherwise I'll just go in and beat him up." Gao Feng rolled up his sleeves.
"Forget it." Wang Zheng stopped Gao Feng and said silently: "The other party is now at most a public security punishment, and the case has been transferred to the Municipal Bureau. Don't forget what we are investigating now."
Hearing this, Gao Feng was stunned, then he loosened his clenched fists and gave up.
After returning to the task force's office, Gao Feng immediately found some information about the deceased and his relatives and started investigating, while Gu Xia went directly to the director's office to discuss the next situation. Bai Ling was also busy conducting another comprehensive examination of the deceased's body.
The strange thing is that the only ones who didn't take the next step were Wang Zheng and Huamei.
The two men left the municipal police station in a hurry that day and did not go to any scene related to the case. Instead, they returned to Huamei's clinic.
"I'm very confused. The murderer's motive for killing was clearly to skin the victim, but why didn't he kill the victim himself, but instead abandoned the victim?" Huamei bit the tip of her pen and asked in confusion, "There was also a car that abandoned the victim, and a series of medical treatments. Was it to save the victim?"
"It's not just to save the dead." Wang Zheng was silent for a while, then said, "From the murderer's method, he must have professional experience in this area. From skinning to rescuing, I always feel that he wants to tell us something."
"What?" Huamei asked in confusion.
"I can kill people, and I can save people!" Wang Zheng said.
"What does this mean?" Huamei slammed the table in front of her and said angrily, "If you have the ability to save people, why do you want to kill people? Are you bored?"
“I don’t know.” Wang Zheng shook his head and thought, “Every antisocial personality is contradictory. Sometimes they don’t even know what they are doing, and after a conscious action, they may suddenly switch to being a normal person.”
"Amnesia?" Huamei said in silence.
"It's not amnesia, it's more like a kind of 'ability'. When needed, this power will bring him many surprises, including my empathy." Wang Zheng was silent for a while, and continued: "When I use this 'ability', I can't tell who I am. I could be Wang Zheng, or I could be the murderer."
"This is why I don't agree with you becoming a member of the task force." Huamei snorted coldly: "You should know that the police can solve the case even without you."
"Yes." Wang Zheng smiled and said, "But have you ever thought about how many years it would take for the police to solve the case? Ten years, twenty years, or... fifty years?"
When Huamei heard this, she looked at Wang Zheng silently, shook her head and said nothing more.
"You are weird. Actually, I am weird too. I have been used to indulging in my own thoughts since I was a child. I don't think my abilities are special. I even think you are all stupid." Wang Zheng said with a smile.
"Not everyone has an IQ of 160 like you." Huamei smiled bitterly.
"Yeah, I feel like I don't fit in, so I don't accept any friendships. Even if I accept them, they are..." Wang Zheng shook his head and didn't continue talking. He changed the subject and said, "When Professor Gu Xia invited me to join the team, I was actually very resistant. But after I solved the first case, I felt a little relieved."
"Relax? Oh, I understand. You mean the pressure from above has disappeared." Huamei said to herself.
"Pressure from above?" Wang Zheng shook his head and chuckled, "Not really. I don't even care what people around me think of me, so why would I care about it? You're wrong. The ease I talk about is a kind of joy after the game is over."
"Bo Yi..., with the murderer?" Huamei asked.
"You can say that." Wang Zheng closed his eyes and said, "From the first canning case to the current skinning case, every case seems to be a game. If I win, the murderer is brought to justice, and if I lose, the murderer is at large. Don't you think it's exciting?"
"This..." Huamei fell silent. It was the first time that she felt that she couldn't understand Wang Zheng, as if the person sitting in front of her was a stranger.
"This is a race." Wang Zheng opened his eyes and said, "Besides, I already roughly know the murderer's modus operandi, and who is behind the murderer."
"What!" Huamei screamed and almost stood up. She had never thought that there was an instigator behind the murderer.
Wang Zheng smiled at Huamei, then put his index finger to his lips as a gesture of silence, and said softly: "Only the two of us know about this. I will tell you quietly, and you have to keep it a secret for me."
Huamei quickly covered her mouth and nodded.
"Before Fan Qian was arrested, he asked me if I was interested in joining their organization. I thought it was very strange at the time." Wang Zheng sorted out his thoughts and continued, "After that, he left me a coordinate. Then the dismemberment case happened. Then the beehive case and the corpse oil doll case happened. I didn't notice anything until the skinning case happened. Then I understood a little bit."
"What?" Huamei lowered her voice.
"They have always known of my existence, and they are well aware of my every step. Even the cases after Fan Qian were all targeted at me." When Wang Zheng said this, he crossed his hands, with a rare solemn expression.
"But, didn't you arrest all those people?" Huamei asked quickly.
"No, to be precise, they sent these people out to test my abilities, or they treated me as a scavenger to help them clear away the garbage that shouldn't appear." Wang Zheng said coldly.
Hearing this, there was only surprise on Huamei's face. She knew that Wang Zheng did not have delusions, but if it was really as Wang Zheng said, then they were too scary. But who were they?
"I don't know either." Wang Zheng seemed to know what Huamei wanted to ask, and shook his head and smiled bitterly: "I only know a rough idea of this matter now. There are many things that I feel stupid when I think back on them. I'm afraid the clues have been wiped out."
"Then...what can we do now?" Huamei finally adjusted her mood and said softly.
"Don't do anything, just solve this case." Wang Zheng thought for a moment and added, "Also, don't tell anyone what's in your and my boxes unless it's necessary."
"You doubt it?" Huamei asked in surprise.
"Some things cannot be said." Wang Zheng waved his hand, "The truth will soon come out, but first we have to ensure our own safety."
"Then shall we go back to the task force?" Huamei asked.
"Go back." Wang Zheng smiled and continued, "If we don't go back, how will we know what tricks they are playing?"
