Twenty-two years ago, Director Liu had just arrived at this school, and soon after he came, a serious abduction and trafficking case occurred.

If he planned the incident back then, and both the principal and Mrs. Liu's daughter were taken away and killed by him, this would be the "cause", then his revenge and death twenty-two years later would be the "consequence".

Tu San took great pains to find information on the abduction case, because more than 20 years have passed and the criminal retrospective period has passed, this once sensational case has been almost forgotten by people, only the grief-stricken parents and the guilty policeRemember it, remember the children who didn't come home.

There is very little useful information, and we can only look for clues from some media reports and videos about the incident back then.

When one of the videos was played, Mrs. Liu's picture of despair and grief appeared on the screen. She was still very young at that time, and the appearance of pear blossoms with rain when she cried was particularly distressing.

Tu San's attention fell on what she said.

"Go and check the teachers and students in the school! The accomplice must be hiding among them!" Mrs. Liu pulled the policeman desperately, her eyes were scarlet, and Hughes shouted at the top of her lungs.

He seems to have heard this sentence somewhere.

In the video, the policeman looked at her without speaking, and silently lowered his head in front of the media and family members.

Mrs. Liu understood the powerlessness and guilt of the police, and instantly fell into an abyss she couldn't bear.Uncertainly tugging at the police uniform, she let go of all her pride and dignity, almost pleading.

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

Repeat the phrase over and over again.

These words!

Tu San remembered that the first time he went to see Mrs. Liu and told her that Liu Yihe was not the principal's victim, Mrs. Liu's expression was not right at the time, and then she became mentally abnormal.The same eyes, the same grief, the same words, and the same despair as in the video.

Mrs. Liu was not sad for Liu Yihe, but for her daughter whose life and death were uncertain.

At that time she was thinking of her daughter.

Perhaps through certain people or events, she learned that the person next to her pillow was the murderer of the abduction case, and that her daughter died at the hands of her most trusted and dear father. Unable to accept everything, she and the principal planned this together.revenge.

So she wanted to cut out Liu Yihe from the family portrait, and she wanted to put a talisman cursing him not to die behind Liu Yihe's portrait.

A firm materialist who has received a higher education will pin his hope on ghosts and gods only in desperate situations.

Since when did she start planning revenge?

Starting from the increasingly indifferent attitude towards Liu Yihe?From intentionally cooking Liu Yi and the nasty bone broth?Or did he sincerely ask the master for a talisman to curse the dead?...

Every night, when Liu Yihe fell asleep and there was no star in the sky, and the neighbors heard the sound of "dede" bone chopping coming from his house and felt extremely disturbing, they would never have thought that there was a person who was tortured by pain.The mother who was about to go crazy was crying secretly, covering up her crying with the sound of chopping meat crazily. Only at this time could she unscrupulously vent her missing and guilt towards her daughter.

When the sun rises tomorrow, she will put on a perfect smile again and become the virtuous lady who is praised by everyone.

Comparing my heart to my heart, I believe that when Mrs. Liu chops bones, every time she wields the knife, there must be a crazy and distorted voice in her heart shouting, "Hack him to death! He is in the room, sleeping like a pig, what are you waiting for?", go and hack him to death for revenge!"

But she forcibly held back, turned her endless hatred into increasingly sophisticated sword skills, and finally vented it all on Liu Yihe on a certain day.

By the way, that knife!

Tu San had a flash of inspiration, even if he could deduce the whole truth, there is no evidence to support it, it can only be a hypothesis.

And that knife is the key - a special saber. Captain Deng and the others hesitated for a long time in judging whether the case was an imitation criminal..

As long as he knew whose house the knife appeared in, he might know who he was looking for.

Tu San went back to school and found Zhang Chunran after school.

She often went to the principal's house with Lou Qiang, and she was careful, so it was more convenient to ask her about things.

"Saber?" Zhang Chunran looked at him suspiciously.

Tu San was afraid that she would not know the shape, so he showed her the approximate length and shape, and asked, "Have you seen it at the principal's house?"

"No." Zhang Chunran shook his head blankly.

Tu San was a little disappointed, but on second thought, it's normal not to know, how could Li Yanhe let a student see something like a murder weapon.

Zhang Chunran called him, "Senior Tu, what's wrong?"

"It's okay." Tu San smiled and said, "You've helped me so many times, I can't accept your kindness for nothing. I heard that you like star chasing. Do you want to go to the concert? I can help you get a pass to enter the backstage.”

"Really!" Zhang Chunran almost jumped up happily, shaking his head like a rattle, "I like it! Thank you, Senior Tu!"

"I should thank you, then I will pick you up on the day of the concert."

"good!"

Tu San doesn't like to owe others favors, the sooner favors are paid off, the better.

He sent Zhang Chunran to the intersection of traffic lights, told her to be careful on the road, and turned back to the car.

When the green light came on, Zhang Chunran crossed the zebra crossing with the flow of people, walked a few steps and suddenly turned back, ran to catch up with Tu San, "Wait a minute, Senior Tu!"

Tu San turned his head, "Is there anything else?"

Zhang Chunran complied, looked into Tu San's eyes, and said hesitantly, "Actually, I've seen a strange knife, I don't know if it's the kind you're looking for, senior."

Tu San hurriedly asked: "Where did you see it?!"

Zhang Chunran: "At Xiaoqiang's house."

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Lou Qiang, Li Yanhe's favorite student, the student who is willing to guarantee her with his life.

How could he forget her.

If Li Yanhe needs a helper who is smart, calm, thoughtful, capable and will not be suspected by the police, Lou Qiang is the best choice.

Zhang Chunran just saw a knife at Lou Qiang's house a few days ago, it is very likely that the thing has not been disposed of yet.

The next day, the sun rose earlier than usual. It was not a fish-belly color, but a grayish red-orange color, like a child with a high fever. His face was flushed and his head was sleepy.After a few steps, was sweating, and there was a thunderstorm about to come.

Tu San waited downstairs at Lou Qiang's house early in the morning, seeing Lou Qiang went out to school, he sneaked upstairs.

Without a key, he put on his gloves, took out a wire, and put it into the lockhole to fiddle.

It's a skill I learned when I was wandering in society.

A few minutes later, with a "click", the door opened.

He looked left and right, and after making sure no one noticed, he entered the door, closed the door lightly, put on the shoe covers prepared in advance, without leaving any traces, and then went straight to Lou Qiang's bedroom.

Zhang Chunran accidentally said that there is a secret compartment under the floor in front of the cabinet in Lou Qiang's bedroom, which is so secret that even her grandparents don't know about it. It is a place where Lou Qiang puts personal treasures.

Tu San squatted down at that place, knocked on the floor, and heard the sound that the inside was indeed empty.

There's a good chance something's in there.

Carefully pry the tiles open, and there are many things placed in the space of less than one square meter. The light is dim, and there is no way to see clearly at a glance.

A white light suddenly flashed outside the window, galloping through the clouds, the sky was dark, followed by faint thunder, the wind suddenly picked up, the big tree was shaken randomly, the leaves of the tree rattled, and the branches slapped franticallyOn the window sill, he shouted in the wind to open the window, and the world seemed to fall into a disorderly chaos.

Inside the room, Tu San calmly turned on the phone's light, ignoring the storm outside, and checked the things in the dark compartment.

Move away the sundries that are pressed on the top, and reveal the things hidden at the bottom.

Tu San took a deep breath, the hand holding the phone trembled slightly, he stretched out his other hand, and brought the knife he was looking for so hard in front of his eyes.

Looking closely under the light, the blade is cold, with a bloody smell remaining on it. There is also a row of small teeth on the blade, which are almost invisible to the naked eye. It is precisely because of these small teeth that the knife is sharper and faster———The knife was pulled out from the neck, and the blood had not yet splashed out.

At the bottom, along with the knife, was a videotape and a notebook that probably contained the entire murder plan.

Tu San picked it up, turned a few pages, and frowned.

This is not Lou Qiang's handwriting, nor Zhang Chunran's. Whose could it be?

The first few pages were filled with daily chores, recorded almost every day.

Judging by the delicate and dexterous handwriting, it should be a girl.

"September 1,...what to do, she doesn't seem to remember me, and she ignores me when she greets me, should I take the initiative to tell her..."

"September 5th,... her personality changed a lot, she didn't laugh when she was told jokes, but everyone else laughed..."

"September 7, today's physical education class, she brought me an ice cream, my favorite strawberry flavor, she still remembers it, don't you want to tell her who I am?"

"September 10th, the girl named Zhang next to her is so annoying. Every time we talk, that girl has to follow. What does it mean that she only has you as a good friend? Do you think I am air!..."

"November 12th, I seem to have done something bad, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to grab your scholarship, I really didn't know your grandpa was short of money for surgery, I just wanted to make my parents happy... IWhat should I do, she must be angry with me..."

"November 20th, it's over, they misunderstood what I meant, I asked them to find a way to help me, to apologize for me, not to vent my anger, I have no way to vent my anger, why did they go to the hospital to make trouble!...She must hate me now, I hope grandpa doesn't get angry, please, please..."

"November 30, yes! Grandpa is fine. I summoned up the courage to talk to her today and it didn't drive me away. You shouldn't be angry with me... I prepared a gift for her, and I carefully selected it for a long time.A rabbit necklace, she liked rabbits the most before, secretly put it in her schoolbag as a surprise for her, hehe..."

"December 1st, why do I always mess up things and only cause trouble for others... Now everyone thinks that I deliberately framed her for stealing the necklace, but I really don't know that will happen, I didn't, I really didn't...so sad, can't sleep..."

"On December 28th, I don't want to go to the experimental class anymore. You all call me an ungrateful snake, but I was just stunned by the sulfuric acid that was almost splashed on my face. Before I could react, Director Liu rushed in. You didn'tGive me a chance to explain, and even say that I deliberately framed her, but she doesn't believe me, so she wants to cry... she promised to trust each other for the rest of her life, liar, and never talk to her again!"

...

The diary lasted for a year, and didn't write it after that, maybe something happened.

From the information revealed between the lines, the owner of the diary is already obvious——Du Yilan.

Tu San read these three words softly. Her parents died in a car accident when she was in the second year of high school. She was hit and her personality changed drastically. This should be the reason why the diary was interrupted.

The current content can only tell that she did not bully Lou Qiang on campus, on the contrary, she really wants to become friends with Lou Qiang again, but Lou Qiang's attitude is unclear.

What does this have to do with Liu Yihe being killed?

Tu San continued to scroll down, and the back was all blank. Like the owner of the diary, he never left traces in this world.

Turning to the last page, a photo fell from it.

Tu San put the diary aside, picked it up suspiciously, and his pupils shrank slightly.

I don't know if it's because the color tone of the photo is dark, or because it's already raining outside. There is a heavy moisture flowing from the fingertips holding the photo along the blood vessels all over the body, and the depressed heart beats in a panic.

He carefully brought the photo closer to the light of his phone and fixed his eyes on the person on it.

He knew more than half of the people—Mrs. Liu, Li Yanhe, the butcher shop owner, Lou Qiang, the fruit shop owner who testified for Mrs. Liu and the butcher shop owner, and a few people who had impressions but could not name them..

They are the parents of the victims of the original abduction case.

Looking at the background, it is in a place similar to a cold storage or a warehouse. The walls, floor, and ceiling are covered with plastic film, as if they are attaching something to prevent the place from being soiled.

What makes Tu San uncomfortable is everyone's expression, indifferent eyes, drooping lips, empty and numb.

Like a monk in the war-torn era who had to kill to protect himself, kneeling in front of the Buddha statue and muttering to himself at night, or like he just made a deal with the devil, sacrificed his soul, and became a walking dead.

Everyone was wearing the same plastic transparent raincoat, embellished with blood-red flower spots, which became the only bright color in the dead atmosphere.

Suddenly, a knot of residual wood floating in the strong wind slammed into the window, and the violent impact broke the silence in the room. Tu San didn't know if his heart missed a beat because of being frightened, and he saw Huadian as a dream in a trance.There were dense blood spots.

But if you take a closer look, there are spots on their faces and hands, and the splashes are all over their bodies...

No, that is blood!It's human blood!

It was raining heavily outside the house, it was completely dark, the world was captured by darkness, and the only light emitted by the mobile phone reflected Tu San's indistinguishable face.

He wanted to understand why there was confusion and fierceness in their eyes that shouldn't coexist—they were killing people for the first time, and the anger of revenge overwhelmed the cowardly humanity, but it couldn't be eliminated, so after everything was done, they couldn'tCalm the turbulent mood, at a loss.

All the conjectures were verified at this moment, not only Mrs. Liu and the principal, but everyone in the photo is the murderer!

They waited for their children for more than 20 years, and their anger turned into a well-planned revenge plan. Everyone joined forces and finally killed their enemies.

What Tu San cares about is Lou Qiang standing between them, she is extraordinarily clean, her eyes are not as empty as the others, she is still rational.

Li Yanhe said that there was no blood on her hands.

If there was no blood, how could the families of the victims dare to let her participate in it?Aren't you afraid that she will report back for self-protection?

What kind of role did she play in it?

Inside and outside the house, a rapid and tense storm was going on.

Tu San suddenly moved his ears, and suddenly withdrew his thinking consciousness, his eyes widened vigilantly, and his whole body was tense, not daring to move, and turned to the knife that was put aside.

He just heard a strange sound.

It wasn't the howling wind and sudden rainstorm outside, but a strange voice that broke in suddenly, which he caught almost immediately.

In the dark room, the water droplets flowing from the drenched heavy clothes, wrapped in the cold air outside, hit the floor, the sound was not loud, but it made people feel chills down the spine.

"Drip...drip...drip..."

A sound like slow-onset poison.

The sound source is somewhere in this room.

A pair of eyes was watching him.

people, behind him...

The white light exploded outside the window, and Tu San immediately turned his head, got up quickly and at the same time picked up the knife and aimed at the person at the door, looking at her.

Lou Qiang was wearing a plastic raincoat, his hair and trouser legs were wet, and he hurried back in the rain. The moment he entered the door, he knew that someone had entered the house, so he quietly and calmly appeared behind him, like a ghost.

At this moment, her face was indeed as white as a ghost, she stood silently, the door of the room was pitch-black, her eyes were cold and bright, like sickles on a rainy night, the straight eyes stretched from her smeared face to her handsFrom the knife on the ground to the diary on the ground.

Tu San understood, and so did she.

At this moment, another flash of lightning flashed by, and through the brief light, Tu San saw that Lou Qiang was holding a small knife tightly in his hand.

Her eyes wandered back and forth on his body, turning into an invisible knife, the blade cut across every joint, every muscle texture of his body... thinking about where to cut the knife so that he could not yell out.End of Life.

Tu San gripped the knife a little harder. The person in front of him was no longer a weak student, but a murderer. He would not be soft on her.

Lou Qiang remained motionless, cold rain seeped from her drenched cuffs, meandering through her pale wrist joints, slipped into the crevices of her nails, slid out along the silver handle, slid across the cold surface,The tip of the knife fused and converged drop by drop, and the last big drop couldn't hang and fell to the floor, like throwing a bomb on the ground, blasting a grand mushroom flower.

"Boom!!——"

At the same time, thunder exploded outside the house.

It was dark.