Liu Yihe can be regarded as the envy of most people - a decent job, a respected social status, a happy family, and a car at a young age...

His death left neighbors with something to talk about after dinner.

"Mr. Liu died miserably. I heard that he was chopped into mud."

"It's not that scary, it's only a few hundred yuan."

"Isn't a few hundred dollars scary?!"

"Sorry to bother you."

The chattering stopped.

Tu San showed a professional lawyer's smile and took out his business card, "I am the lawyer invited by Mrs. Liu, can I ask you for some information?"

The neighbors saw that his face was familiar, and it would be no problem to ask some questions, so they readily agreed.

Tu San: "How is the relationship between Mrs. Liu and Mr. Liu?"

"Old couple, the relationship is very good."

Tu San: "Did anything strange happen to their family before the accident?"

"no."

"Hey, I remembered one thing. In those days, Liu's daughter-in-law often made bone soup, and there was always the sound of chopping bones in their house. It was very scary in the middle of the night."

"Cut, don't scare yourself, whoever cooks bone soup doesn't want to chop bones."

Tu San asked tentatively again: "It seems that there are rumors that Mrs. Liu has cheated?"

When the neighbors heard this, their faces changed. You looked at me and I looked at you, as if they wanted to say something but couldn't say it.

Tu San understood a little bit in his heart, and said with relief: "It's okay, let's talk about it, even the students know about it, there is nothing to hide."

After hearing this, a neighbor looked at the others, and said hesitantly, "It can't be said that she and the butcher shop owner are always talking in hiding. After a long time, it's easy to be gossiped."

Whether it is a misunderstanding or a fact, you have to check to find out.

Tu San thanked them, and found the door of Mrs. Liu's house according to the address given by Mrs. Liu.

"Boom boom."

Not long after, the door opened, and Mrs. Liu's face was even more haggard than before. Unexpectedly, Tu San came earlier than the agreed time, and she hadn't had time to clean herself up. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she could only open a gap when she tried to open them..

Mrs. Liu also knew that her state was embarrassing, she turned her head away, and said in a dry voice: "Lawyer Tu, please come in, sit on the sofa and wait a while, I will come to fix my makeup."

"Okay." Tu San watched her hurry back to the room, instead of sitting down, she began to observe in the living room.

There were all kinds of shoe prints on the floor, many used disposable paper cups on the coffee table, and there were so many cigarette butts in the ashtray that they were overflowing. Mrs. Liu doesn't smoke, it was smoked by people who came to mourn, such a big event happened, a lot of people come, it's normal for the house to be a little messy.

Liu Yihe's mourning hall is right at the entrance, and there are many incense candles in the incense altar, surrounded by white smoke. The man in the photo smiles elegantly and uprightly, and the white smoke sometimes covers his face.The human face suddenly stopped smiling, and stared at somewhere in the room with a strange cold look, but after rubbing his eyes and looking again, the human face was still the same as before, smiling kindly.

Perhaps an illusion.

Tu San narrowed his eyes, stared at the photo for a while, then turned his head to confirm that Mrs. Liu hadn't come out. He quickly stepped forward, took Liu Yihe's portrait from the altar, and opened the frame.

Sure enough, there was something on the back of the photo.

A piece of yellow paper.

There are bright red twisted lines drawn on the yellow paper, which should be a piece of talisman paper.

To dispel doubts, what do you do with stickers on the back of the portrait?

It's a pity that he didn't know what kind of talisman it was, and he was afraid that Mrs. Liu would come back suddenly, so he quickly put it back after taking a photo.

In a hurry, another photo fell out from the back of the portrait. Tu San picked it up and took a look. It was the same as the family photo in Liu Yihe's office, except that Liu Yihe's part was cut off, and only Mrs. Liu was left holding their photo.daughter.

Before he had time to think about why his father had to cut out the perfect family portrait, Tu San heard the sound of Mrs. Liu's footsteps coming out of the room, hurriedly put the photo frame back in place, and sat down on the sofa one second before Mrs. Liu came back.

Mrs. Liu glanced at him first, and then at Liu Yihe's portrait. She probably didn't notice that he had moved the portrait, and put on a smile on her face, which had been lifted a little with cosmetics.

"I've been waiting for a long time, Lawyer Tu, I'm really sorry. I've been dealing with Lao Liu's affairs by myself these days, and I'm in a bad state."

"Mrs. Liu and your husband are really close. I heard that the soul of the dead will stay at home for seven days. Maybe Mr. Liu is looking at you distressedly somewhere in this house."

Mrs. Liu's smile froze for a moment, and she unconsciously turned to Mr. Liu's portrait.

"If only he was still alive, I don't know how to live in the days to come when a young man loses his daughter and a middle-aged man loses his father." Mrs. Liu muttered in a low voice, her words revealing her sorrow, trying to hold back her tearsI couldn't help it again, my eyes were red again, and I was about to cry.

Tu San hurriedly found words to comfort her.

Gradually, Madam Liu calmed down, wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, and asked, "Lawyer Tu, how is the investigation going?"

Tu San: "The principal is most likely innocent."

"impossible!!"

Madam Liu suddenly stood up, almost denying the scattered words with a growl.

"It must be him, it must be him! Aren't you a very good lawyer? How did you find out!!"

"Mrs. Liu, calm down and listen to my explanation."

Tu San: "After the principal invigilated the competition, he sent the papers to the province. He only rested for 20 minutes during the whole process. He couldn't do anything in such a short time."

"Impossible, it must be because he has accomplices!"

"Sorry, the police didn't find any traces of anyone entering the school."

"Old Liu disappeared among the seniors! Who else could have done it except the people in the school!" Mrs. Liu didn't even realize that she became incoherent because of excitement.

Tu San looked at her and said with regret, "The staff in the school cafeteria and canteen all have alibi."

"...how...how..." Mrs. Liu said in a daze, as if her soul had been sucked dry.

Suddenly, she thought of something, grabbed Tu San's shoulder and shook it vigorously, her eyes were bloodshot, "Go and check the teachers and students in the school! The accomplices must be hiding among them!"

Mrs. Liu's pointed nails were pinched and frowned in pain. She was about to tell her that it was impossible, but when she looked up, she saw Mrs. Liu's desperate and crazy eyes.

She may subconsciously know that what Tu San said is true, but no, absolutely not, she needs a murderer to support her crumbling mental state.

Otherwise she would die too.

Mrs. Liu's eyes were wide open, so big that it was a bit scary, the whites of her eyes were blood red, she stared at him blankly, and kept repeating a sentence in her mouth.

"Continue to investigate, please continue to investigate...don't give up, don't give up, please..."

This is no longer a plea, but the plea of a man in despair.

Tu San swallowed the words that came to his lips, he was afraid that if he told the truth, Mrs. Liu would completely collapse.

"Okay Mrs. Liu, I will continue to investigate."

"...Thanks, thank you Tu Lu, I will double the fee, don't worry."

It was already late at night when left Mrs. Liu's house.

Tu San turned his head and looked in the direction of their house. The lights were still on. Mrs. Liu was probably sitting on the floor holding Liu Yihe's portrait and weeping secretly. For the final sake of decency, she couldn't even cry in front of her neighbors.

He spread out the note that Mrs. Liu had stuffed him. He actually regretted agreeing to Mrs. Liu to continue to check.

On the note was a long list of school teachers and students she found suspicious, written by Madam Liu.

If he asked them one by one, he might not finish the questioning even after the case was solved.

Tu San didn't tell Madam Liu.

It was a coincidence that Director Liu's accident happened on the same day as the monthly exam and the competition. There were not enough invigilators, and even the principal had to take the exam himself.

There are surveillance cameras in the classroom. It is impossible for the teacher to leave during the invigilation period. The students are busy with the exam. As long as they go to the bathroom for a long time, the teacher will check the situation, and there is no chance to be an accomplice.

But how did Liu Yihe, such a living person, disappear from school so quietly?

Tu San didn't care about Liu Yihe's life or death, all he cared about was the murderer, maybe if he deciphered the murderer's modus operandi, he would be able to track him down.

His brother Tu Jun was in the hands of that murderer, that guy was moody, and if Tu Jun stayed in his hands for a second longer, the danger would be aggravated by ten.

Tu San didn't dare to underestimate the enemy. Although he was anxious and flustered, his mind became clearer at this time. He understood that no one could fully trust him now except himself.

He sent a photo of the talisman to a superstitious friend and asked him to take a look.

He doubts everyone equally until the truth comes out.

Early the next morning, the friend's message bombarded me.

Tu San, who was still dizzy after sleeping for less than four hours, got up to check, and his brain exploded as he looked at each item.

"What are you doing?! Where did you get the thing, it's bad luck!"

"Do you know that I took it to ask the Taoist priest for advice, but the old man thought it was the talisman I drew, and angrily scolded me!"

"Just tell me how you plan to compensate me. Say it first, this is not something that can be solved by giving a bottle of good wine!"

...

Tu San didn't know what to do, ignored his complaints, and sent a message asking: "Did the Taoist priest say something?"

"Look, I'm already like this, what else can I do? Dirty things!"

"?"

"A talisman used to curse people! The Taoist priest said that it is full of vicious mantras. The general meaning is that the living will not die well, and the dead will not be reborn. There are also some words that are too vicious to say. It is really bad luck to die early in the morning."!"

Tu San knew that he must have goosebumps all over his body, thanked him for his help, and promised to treat him to a big meal and introduce his girlfriend, so his friend agreed not to tell the story.

Not to be reborn, vicious incantation... Why did such a thing appear behind Liu Yihe's portrait?

Tu San looked at the photo, and Mrs. Liu's mournful and desperate face appeared in his mind...swollen eyes, teardrops hanging on the wet eyelashes, holding his hand tightly as if it was a life-saving straw...

Could it be she who let it go?Would she cast such a curse on her husband?

Maybe it was put by someone else?

If it was posted by someone else, how would you explain the family portrait with Liu Yihe cut off?

And those rumors, are they fake?It is still true, if it is true, it would be a pity that Mrs. Liu's acting skills would not make her an actress.

After thinking about it, Tu San found out Mrs. Liu's information. He felt that it was necessary to investigate his client before going to the school to investigate.

Is it a loving husband and wife, or a murderer with different dreams in the same bed?