The closer you get to the mountainous area, the lower the temperature. In the dark twilight, thin snow covers every mountain tip, while the snow in the forest is deeper, the weather is cold and the ground is freezing, and there is no limit.

Ji Bai braked suddenly and parked the car in front of the Sanchao Highway intersection. Da Hu immediately jumped out of the car, hurriedly checking the traces on the ground, and remained silent.

This is the main road not long after entering the mountainous area. There is a lot of traffic flow, and the wheel marks on the snow are messy and there is no way to distinguish them. When they move forward, they will go deep into the vast forest area that stretches for thousands of kilometers. The mountain roads are crisscrossed and most of them are not monitored. Lin Qingyan may take Xu Xu in any direction.

Moreover, even like the last time Tan Liang was arrested, it would take several days to give Ji Bai 300 police officers to thoroughly investigate the entire mountainous area. What's more, reinforcements are still on the way to come.

Da Hu sat back into the car and looked at Ji Bai's faint red eyes. Although the situation at this moment made him feel cruel and desperate, he had to speak up and force this extremely difficult problem to Ji Bai: "Boss, how can we go now?"

Ji Bai looked at the dark mountains, his hands clasped on the steering wheel like iron pliers, motionless.

As time goes by, the deepest part of the heart seems to collapse more and more quickly and painfully. It collapses to a bottomless place. There is a vague prediction. From then on, a heart will sink into it, and there will never be a day with her.

However, he ignored the pain, and he ignored it, let it suffer silently, let it die. He had only one thought, which was to find her.

But there is no trace to be found, and there is no logic to follow. Ji Bai can infer the characteristics of the murderer from one footprint, but how can he find a needle in a haystack to reverse the situation?

At this time, Da Hu asked tentatively: "Go to Lin Qingyan's villa in the mountainous area? That is his destination, maybe he will be there..."

Ji Bai didn't say anything.

Because he suddenly remembered a conversation that Xu Xu had said.

That was shortly after the Tan Liang case ended. Xu Xu took a vacation to recuperate at home. When he came back from get off work, he saw her sitting on the sofa with several photos of Lin Qingyan and Yao Meng posted on the wall opposite.

Hearing the movement, Xu Xu turned his head in a daze: "What kind of feelings do you think Lin Qingyan has for Yao Meng?"

What kind of feelings?

Love and hate are intertwined? Because Lin Qingyan's fiancée was killed by Feng Ye, and Yao Meng was Feng Ye's love in the past. So he has not started yet.

Or there is no relationship at all, but because of the relationship between Yao Meng and Feng Ye, he chose him as his last target.

Xu Xu shook his head: "It's not like this, third brother." She lifted a photo from the wall and handed it to him. The men and women in the photo hugged each other in the night, looking so close.

"You can't use the logic of normal people to understand the ideas of psychopaths." She said very seriously. "Ordinary people think that they are important love, hate, and love, and they may not feel anything at all. Few mature perverts like him kill people because of 'hatred'. His inner world is far quieter, clearer and firm than what ordinary people think. It's just that the rules of that world are different from us. He commits crimes just because he needs them."

"He needs it?"

"Yes. It's like Lin Qingyan is against Yao Meng. He has countless opportunities to kill her. Even if he wants the last one to kill, there is no need for him to keep putting this "former policeman" by his side. But he has established a real intimate relationship with Yao Meng.

So, no matter what the reason is, in his heart, Yao Meng must have given him some special, sincere feelings and meaning. I have said before that I should think like a psychopath, that's what it means."

...

Yes, she said she should think like a psychopath.

No matter what reason Lin Qingyan robbed Xu Xu, if he used the perverted logic and principles, where would he take her to kill her?

Ji Bai raised his head and met Da Hu's anxious gaze.

"Don't go to Lin Qingyan's villa." He said quietly, "go to another place."

Among countless possibilities, he can only choose once. If he chooses the wrong one, he may go further and further away from Xu Xu and leave forever.

When Xu Xu woke up, his eyes were dark. She immediately felt that a heavy thick cloth covered the surface of her body, so there was no light.

A burst of chill rose from the bottom of her heart, and she remained motionless and lying in her original position.

She could feel that her wrists and ankles were tied tightly with ropes. The clothes were still on her body, and there was no other discomfort, which made her feel a little grateful. Below her body, there was soft fabric, slightly moist, and cold air penetrated through the fabric and soaked into her skin. She could also hear the rustling sound of the wind blowing the leaves and the occasional bird singing.

Lin Qingyan indeed brought her to the snow in the forest.

At this moment, she heard a woman beside her breathing softly, and then she heard intermittent moans. The rapid breathing of the man and the woman intertwined, as if they were intimate and entangled.

Xu Xu felt his hair all over his body standing up when he heard this.

After a while, the movement gradually became smaller and the man asked softly: "Is it cold?"

The woman's voice was weak: "No...not cold."

Although it was expected, Xu Xu was still shocked by Lin Qingyan and Yao Meng.

At this time, Lin Qingyan said softly: "Wife, look at how beautiful the snow is. But after I die, I can't hold you like this."

Yao Meng replied: "I don't want you to die...I can't bear to leave..."

Lin Qingyan laughed: "Really?"

"Of course it's true. You are the most important person to me, and this will never...never change."

Lin Qingyan was quiet for a while, and Xu Xu could only hear Yao Meng's slightly short breathing. Suddenly, Lin Qingyan laughed softly again, his voice very pleasant: "Then let's confirm this, okay?"

"...Okay. How do you prove it?"

Xu Xu's heart sank when he heard it. Sure enough, he heard the sound of Lin Qingyan's rise, and the footsteps were approaching. The cloth covering her body was suddenly uncovered.

The first thing Xu Xu saw was the quiet sky and the dark woods. Then there were Yao Meng and Lin Qingyan, who were sitting a few steps away from her. Under the three of them, there was the same huge white velvet blanket. She was originally curled up in a corner and covered by a blanket.

The surrounding terrain looks familiar, and she has been here.

Lin Qingyan actually brought her to this place.

Lin Qingyan held Xu Xu's arm and pulled her up with gentle movements: "Can you get up?"

Xu Xu did not dare to disobey him, so he sat up on the ground, and just looked at Yao Meng with all his eyes. Both of them were shocked.

Yao Meng's hands and feet were also tied up by ropes. She was wearing a loose cotton plaid shirt and a dark blue fluffy skirt on her lower body. She looked very messy, with a few buttons of the shirt being unbuttoned and the skirt was also stroked to her knees, which was the trace of Lin Qingyan's intimacy just now. She was obviously a little unsatisfied and looked haggard. I don't know if it was because Lin Qingyan had been fed medicine or other methods.

Lin Qingyan looked at the two of them looking at each other silently, smiles flashed in his eyes, hugged Yao Meng in his arms, and said softly: "Look, she called you that day, and made you turn around and be insulted by this idiot Tan Liang. Haven't you always resented her?"

Yao Meng's face became paler and Xu Xu remained silent.

Lin Qingyan continued, "Wife, you have always hated her. Indeed, I feel annoying to you with such a person." He took out a dark gun from the bag next to him and handed it to Yao Meng: "I'm about to die. If you kill her, of course it's up to me. You won't have any trouble."

Yao Meng was quiet for a moment, and did not take the gun, nor did she look at Xu Xu. Instead, she looked up at Lin Qingyan: "I hate her, but it has nothing to do with my love for you. Qingyan, I don't need to kill her... to prove my feelings for you. I don't want to kill anyone."

Lin Qingyan reached out and pinched her chin: "Wife, don't lie. You know, it's related."

Yao Meng's body stiffened.

Lin Qingyan looked at her gently: "If you kill her, I can leave without regrets. All my property is left to you, and the people you hate will die, and you will live a happy life in the future. Wife, don't hesitate. You and happiness are only one step away." He stuffed the gun into her hand and leaned close to his ear and whispered: "Wife, don't make me embarrassed, you know that one person must die today. If you don't kill her, what should I do?"

After saying that, he pushed her forward and asked her to face Xu Xu with a gun. He took out another gun from his bag and gently pressed it on the back of Yao Meng's head: "This process is very fast, don't be afraid. If you fire the gun, you and I will be relieved."

Yao Meng's whole body began to tremble slightly and remained stiff. But Lin Qingyan's gun was sent forward again, causing her to shake.

"Shooting" his voice finally showed harshness.

Yao Meng looked at Xu Xu, his face was ashes, and he raised his gun tremblingly and aimed at Xu Xu's head.

The night was cold and the wilderness was silent. Xu Xu was chilling all over his body, and the child in his belly seemed to feel her silent fear, and was also kicking her gently. Xu Xuqiang breathed calmly, not looking at Yao Meng, but stared at Lin Qingyan: "Wait. Lin Qingyan, even if he dies, I will be willing to die."

The gun in Yao Meng's hand immediately dropped, and his breathing became more and more rapid. Lin Qingyan looked at Xu Xu, and a smile flashed in his eyes: "What do you want to know?"

Xu Xu's heartbeat was getting faster and faster, but his tone was faint: "You did the first two cases; the third one was made by Tan Liang. But I can't understand, when did you get in touch?"

Lin Qingyan smiled slightly: "It's a bad thing to ask, procrastinate, but it doesn't matter. I'll answer your second body was discovered by Tan Liang. We all know what he did to the body. But he didn't know me at that time. Later, as soon as the third case came out, I knew it was him. It's really unreasonable not to blame him."

Xu Xu felt a little nervous and Lin Qingyan was released after the third case occurred. During that time, the entire case was taken over by the provincial department. All the people who had originally arranged for Ji Bai to follow Lin Qingyan were transferred back, and everyone went to the mountainous areas to search. It turned out that Lin Qingyan took advantage of this time to find Tan Liang.

"The price of your persuasion is to use public opinion to destroy his original leader later?" Xu Xu continued to ask, "Are there any other conditions?" At that time, there was news online that Tan Liang's original leader was subjected to double supervision, and Xu Xu guessed it.

Lin Qingyan nodded: "You are very keen. I also gave his old mother anonymously some money. He is a filial son, but his technique is too rough. He also knew that he would die, and he was guilty of me, which was considered a death."

As the two of them answered questions and answers, Yao Meng turned her back to Lin Qingyan without moving, but tears kept falling on her pale face.

At this time, Xu Xu changed his mind: "You did the case in Hong Kong, right? Feng Ye is another scapegoat?"

Yao Meng's body stiffened, Lin Qingyan looked at her, a smile flashed in his eyes, and replied: "Yes."

Xu Xu wanted to ask again, but Lin Qingyan reached out and hooked Yao Meng's shoulder and said, "At the end of this, you scared her."

Xu Xu's heart sank violently.

He said this for this.

The deadlock came again. Lin Qingyan raised his gun and pointed it at Yao Meng. Yao Meng slowly raised his gun at Xu Xu like a walking corpse.

Xu Xu's thoughts flashed like lightning. She suppressed her fear and panic like a tide, clenched her hands into fists, and faced Yao Meng's desperate eyes.

"Shoot Yao Meng." She said softly, "He is right, this is your only choice. I won't blame you."

Yao Meng's beautiful face was almost stiff, and her voice choked: "Don't you blame me?"

Xu Xu took a deep breath: "I don't blame you. Shoot."

It was late at night, and the cold wind blew across the snow, making a rustling sound. Xu Xu made a cold war in the cold wind, and Yao Meng's tears had dried up, and his face was like a crazy woman; Lin Qingyan held a gun in one hand, and was blown by the cold wind to cough repeatedly.

Xu Xu and Yao Meng looked at each other silently.

Xu Xu looked at Yao Meng's painful eyes, and Lin Qingyan behind her was lowering her head and coughing without looking at him.

Xu Xu shook his head at her indifferently.

No, Yao Meng, don't act rashly. You must shoot.

It's okay, shoot it.

However, Yao Meng's eyes flashed resolutely, and she turned around suddenly and shot at Lin Qingyan: "You are so perverted."

"Da da da da da" the trigger sounded empty, and there were no bullets in the gun.

Xu Xu's heart sank hard, Yao Meng's whole body stiffened, Lin Qingyan slowly raised his head, looking at Yao Meng with a gloomy face.
To be continued...