monologue

Chapter 7 Ten Mile Beach (1)
At around 8 o'clock the next morning, Kang Ruxin drove on the expressway to Fenhe.It rained heavily the night before, and the air in the morning was exceptionally fresh, and the greenery outside the car window seemed to be thicker.Shen Yue rested his chin on his right hand, trying to let his emotions enter Kan Sitong's heart when he was driving to Fenhe that morning.But he found that he couldn't do it at all.

The pain of depressed patients can be understood by others, but they can never be truly felt.Shen Yue understood this truth, but this bizarre car accident gave him an urge to try.Only then did he realize how stupid he was.

"We're about to get off the highway, and Fenhe County is ahead. Dr. Shen, where are we going next?" Shen Yue didn't say anything along the way, and Kang Ruxin remained silent until she asked.

Although Kang Ruxin knew that this person was thinking about something, she didn't like this dull atmosphere.When I was with my colleagues before, those people always had nothing to say in front of me, but now this guy sitting next to him is so taciturn.

Shen Yue said: "I have been thinking, if I were Kan Stone, where would I go? Yesterday I looked at the map and county annals of Fenhe County, and I think the most likely place for him to go is the ancient town more than ten kilometers away from Fenhe County."

Kang Ruxin didn't understand: "Where is that place? Why?"

Shen Yue pondered and said: "That place is called Ten Mile Beach, an ancient town. Kan Sitong is a person from a humble background. Although his career has reached the pinnacle of his life, all of his achievements are achieved through continuous hard work. What has been achieved, especially in the past 10 years, his personal life can be described as life is worse than death. Perhaps it is his pursuit of career that gave him the confidence to live. But people like him, the most missed It should be the happiest period of his life, maybe his childhood, or maybe the period when he just started to struggle. Although he was poor at that time, his heart was full of joy and hope I have read the county chronicles and maps of Fenhe, and judging from Kan Sitong’s travel time that day, it is very likely that he, no, he must have gone to that place.”

Kang Ruxin found that this person had a self-confidence that ordinary people could not have."Then why doesn't he go to his hometown?" she asked.

Shen Yue nodded and said: "That's a good question. As far as I know, Kan Stone's hometown is nearly 200 kilometers away from the provincial capital. During Kan Stone's childhood and youth, most places in our country were poor, almost All the county towns are equally backward. I checked the current situation of Shilitan on the Internet and found that this ancient town has always maintained its original simplicity. Perhaps this place can also arouse his good memories of his past life. Very Obviously, Kan Sitong’s decision to go to Fenhe this time is very likely to be temporary, and I’m sure that he should have been there more than once before that. His purpose of going there was only one, and that was to release the pain, so he didn’t It is necessary to look far away.”

Although Kang Ruxin felt that what he said was very reasonable, she still had some doubts in her heart.As if Shen Yue knew what Kang Ruxin was thinking, he said with a smile: "Well, you can call the Fenhe Traffic Police Brigade and ask them to send the surveillance video from Fenhe County to Shilitan that day and at that time. Call it out and have a look.”

Kang Ruxin took out her mobile phone and asked hesitantly, "What if Kan Stone didn't go to that place that day?"

Shen Yue said: "He can only go to that place."

Kang Ruxin glanced at him, picked up the phone and dialed.

Not long after, the two entered Fenhe County.Kang Ruxin said: "Why don't we take a break in the county seat and drink tea or something? Let's talk about it after the traffic police have news." Shen Yue shook his head and said: "No. Let's go directly to Ten Mile Beach." In the upper reaches of the Fen River, the channel is narrow and the current is turbulent.In the past, small boats had to be dragged when going up, but now the winches and steel wires on the river bank still exist. Although they are no longer used, they have become a relic of the river transportation in those days.

The appearance of the ancient town is exactly the same as what Shen Yue saw on the Internet. The ancient architectural style can be seen everywhere, tourists are rare, and there are almost no traces of commercialization.After getting off the car, Shen Yue took a few deep breaths, and said to Kang Ruxin: "This place is really good, it makes me feel like I have returned to my childhood. Strange, this place is not far from the provincial capital, why is it not like other places?" There is a prosperous business in the ancient town?"

Kang Ruxin said: "I heard that the county seat of this place has been renovating the old city in recent years, maybe it's because it hasn't had time to develop this place yet."

Shen Yue sighed and said: "In the future, there will be fewer and fewer places like this." Just as he was speaking, he suddenly heard a very rhythmic sound of "Ding Ding Dang Dang" not far away, and Shen Yue immediately felt A long-lost familiarity.He walked towards the voice, and sure enough, he saw a blacksmith shop.The fire is red, a man in his 50s is swinging a hammer with his shirtless, and a young apprentice is pulling the bellows whirringly.A warm feeling rushed into Shen Yue's heart instantly. He remembered that there was such a blacksmith's shop next to his home when he was a child.He thought to himself: I wonder if Kan Stone, like me, has ever stood here and felt such a moment of warmth? .

Kang Ruxin's phone rang, and she looked at Shen Yue with admiration after answering, and said, "Dr. There are surveillance probes."

Shen Yue just smiled slightly and said, "I saw it just now. Well, then let's enjoy the cleanliness of this ancient town with him. Let's leave at 10 o'clock."

with him?Kan Stone?Kang Ruxin was stunned for a moment, and thought to herself: This person is really strange.

The two walked forward slowly. Shen Yue was muttering something while walking, and suddenly stopped in front of a small grocery store selling agricultural tools.He turned to Kang Ruxin and said, "I can be sure that Kan Stone has stayed in this place for a long time." Kang Ruxin immediately understood.Kan Stone opened such a small grocery store selling farm tools when he first started his business.Shen Yue sighed and said: "A small grocery store like this has meager profits, but Kan Stone made his first pot of gold from it at that time. Later, he contracted the project, and then gradually developed the enterprise to the current scale. The hardships can be imagined."

Kang Ruxin suddenly smiled and said: "You are right. Many of us only see Kan Stone's current wealth, but few of us think about how he obtained that wealth. There is a metaphor that may not be appropriate: People only see thieves eating meat, but few people think that thieves are also beaten."

Shen Yue couldn't help laughing, and said, "Let's go." There are still old buildings ahead, and the stone road on the ground is full of potholes.This old street leads all the way to the river, and in front of him is the stone ladder leading to the turbulent river below. Shen Yue can imagine that someone used to wash clothes by the river.

Suddenly, he thought of a possibility, and immediately asked a nearby resident: "Is there a temple near here?"

The man pointed to the right and said, "There is a Taoist temple behind that." Shen Yue said to Kang Ruxin, "Go, let's go and have a look." Passing through an alley, there is a stone staircase on top of Mottled Taoist walls.The two climbed up the stairs, and the gate of the Taoist temple appeared in front of them immediately.The gate is made of bluestone, with three words written in pitch black on it: Qingfengguan.

Kang Ruxin asked: "Do you think Kan Stone came here that day?" Shen Yue nodded and said: "Maybe, if he really came here, he might stand here like we are now, looking at the gate , and left right away." He looked at the time, and suddenly said, "It's almost 10 o'clock. It must be like this."

Now Kang Ruxin didn't understand, and said: "He didn't need to be in a hurry that day, why didn't he go in?"

Shen Yue said: "Buddhism talks about cultivating the afterlife, but Taoism pursues this life. This life makes his life worse than death. How could he enter this Taoist temple? Let's go, let's go back. Officer Kang, I will drive when we go back." Until now, It was only then that Kang Ruxin realized that the person in front of her was indeed different.Today, along the way, Kang Ruxin felt that this person had an unbelievable, even somewhat unacceptable confidence.Only then did she finally understand that this man's self-confidence was justified. He had studied Kan Stone so thoroughly that it made people feel that he had already entered Kan Stone's soul when he was alive.At this moment, Kang Ruxin seemed to understand: Shen Yue is an expert in psychology, only people like him can truly understand Kan Stone's pain, so he can find the trajectory of his release from Kan Stone's pain.This is a real, respected expert.

At 10:20 in the morning, Shen Yue drove into the entrance of the expressway from Fenhe to the provincial capital. More than 10 minutes later, the police car entered the Caijiaao Tunnel, driving at a speed of 100 kilometers per hour.

On the way back, Shen Yue had been concentrating on driving, and Kang Ruxin knew that he was in the driver's state of entering Kansitong, so he didn't bother him.

Kang Ruxin's guess was correct, at this time Shen Yue had already entered the role of Teng Dawei that day.Getting closer to the place where Kan Sitong had a car accident, Shen Yue suddenly felt a terrible impulse rushing towards him... His right foot moved from the accelerator to the brake several times, and he moved it back again and again with difficulty. original location.

About 2500 meters into the tunnel, the accident happened there.Shen Yue stared at that place closely, and he saw that there were still a few terrible brake marks on the ground.The urge to brake suddenly hit him like the waves of the sea. His right foot had already stepped on the brake, and the power of the sole of his foot was surging downward... "Dr. Shen!" Shen Yue woke up instantly.He drove past the scene of the car accident when he heard the shrill horn of the car behind him.

What's wrong with me?Shen Yue suddenly broke out in cold sweat.Just now, Shen Yue almost completely entered the scene before Kan Sitong's car accident. It was his subconscious mind guiding him to try to reproduce the scene of the car accident at that time.This is a kind of self-psychological suggestion that he can't control himself.

"I'm sorry." He said to Kang Ruxin apologetically.

Kang Ruxin was also startled into a cold sweat, feeling resentful in her heart: It is said that there is only one step between a genius and a lunatic, and it seems to be true.She glared at Shen Yue and said, "Pull the car aside, I'll drive."

Shen Yue apologized to her again, and Kang Ruxin's heart softened a lot, Wen Yan said to him: "Don't be like this again from now on, it's very dangerous."

The two changed places, and Kang Ruxin drove the car up the driveway slowly, and asked, "Dr. Shen, what shall we do next?"

Shen Yue said: "Let's visit that little Boss Kan in the afternoon. Let's take this expressway again tomorrow."

Kang Ruxin was taken aback: "Run again?" Shen Yue nodded and said: "Yes. We must find out the reason why Teng Dawei braked suddenly, until we find it."

Long Huamin's office was unbearably stuffy, and the air was filled with a strong smell of smoke.Kang Ruxin knew that this senior suffered from arthritis, and he never turned on the air conditioner in the office.But she still hated the heat and the smell.

"How's the progress between you and Dr. Shen in the past two days?" Long Huamin asked, and suddenly found that the tip of Kang Ruxin's nose was already covered with beads of sweat, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's go out and talk."

The two went downstairs.Kang Ruxin said: "Dr. Shen found the reason why Kan Sitong went to divide the river." Then she told Long Huamin Shen Yue's theory about thread balls and thread ends.After hearing this, Long Huamin said with a smile: "This analogy is very interesting. An expert is an expert. If it were us, even if we knew that Kan Stone was suffering from depression, we might ignore this clue. The progress is good. So what is he going to do next? Woolen cloth?"

Kang Ruxin said: "We are going to meet Kan Hong together in the afternoon. We will go to Fenhe tomorrow." Long Huamin pondered and said, "Could it be that he is suspicious of the Kan brothers? The son plotted against Lao Tzu? Such a possibility is not very likely. Is it big?"

Kang Ruxin said: "According to Dr. Shen, the American police are accustomed to using the method of exclusion. I think he wants to rule out the suspicion of the Kan brothers first. This case is too weird, and it may be very complicated. I can only point it out." One point is to clarify the various relationships and possibilities. I agree with his approach."

Long Huamin frowned and said, "Kan Sitong is the largest private entrepreneur in our province, and his case is urgently pressed by the higher authorities. If we clear it up bit by bit like this, when will the case be closed?"

Kang Ruxin said: "The question is, is there any other way? At present, it is basically impossible to lock the suspect."

Long Huamin threw the cigarette butt out, and the cigarette butt fell into the garbage bin 3 meters in front of him.He looked at Kang Ruxin with a surprised expression on his face, and asked, "He said he still wants to divide the river?"

Kang Ruxin nodded and said: "Yes, his idea is that next time we must find out the reason why Teng Dawei braked suddenly."

Long Huamin took out another cigarette, lit it, and said, "In my opinion, the case of Kan Sitong cannot be investigated by Shen Yue alone, and our side should also take action at the same time."

(End of this chapter)