This is the case with many things. You are like a pig beforehand, but you are wise after the fact.
Many clues seem to have no connection, but if you know the result first and use it to deduce, then everything will seem to fall into place.
"Uncle?" Seeing Meng Lang's strange expression and behavior, Xiaoyu called out timidly.
Only then did Meng Lang realize that he still had the food in his hands.
"Well, you don't know, right? Uncle and you are neighbors. I live in 303." Meng Lang smiled and pointed upstairs.
Sure enough, Xiaoyu's mouth immediately opened into a cute O shape, "So you are the one the landlady said...the uncle next door?"
The corner of Meng Lang's mouth twitched, "Is he the wretched uncle next door? I heard it all, otherwise how would I know your name."
Xiao Yu was stunned for a moment, then she covered her mouth and snickered, "That's probably because the landlady doesn't understand uncle. I think uncle is a good person."
Meng Lang, who was given the good guy card, looked helpless, "We are obviously about the same age, why is she the sister and I am the uncle..."
"Then...my name is brother?" Xiaoyu tilted her head.
"No, you call her aunt!"
"Grrrr!"
The two walked upstairs talking and laughing.
And just when they disappeared at the top of the stairs, a dark figure reappeared.
Looking at the direction in which the two people disappeared, the corners of his mouth slowly opened, revealing a hint of white teeth...
…
Meng Lang did not choose to pursue immediately.
A murder that hadn't even happened yet, even if he really caught the murderer in the police station.
What then? What charges should he be charged with?
Could it be that I could tell at a glance that this guy was a murderer, but it took two days to commit the crime?
I'm afraid the murderer is innocent and he will be treated as Shen Jingbing first.
So Meng Lang decided to remain calm for now.
Judging from the book, since the other party was able to forge a series of criminal evidence to frame himself, in addition to being cruel, he also had certain criminal investigation and counter-criminal investigation methods.
This kind of character must be quite difficult to deal with. Once the enemy is alerted, I am afraid that even I will become the opponent's target.
Meng Lang's advantage now is that the enemy is in the open and we are in the dark.
The enemy only sees himself as a scapegoat, but in fact, he is a wolf in sheep's clothing.
The other party is the prey, and I am the hunter!
…
302 entrance.
"Here!" Meng Lang handed the dish in his hand to Xiao Yu.
"Thank you, uncle!" Xiao Yu took the bag, but did not mean to open the door. Instead, she looked at Meng Lang quietly.
Meng Lang was stunned for a moment, then understood something, and immediately burst into laughter.
He took out the key, shook it, and then opened the door of 303 next door.
"Look, uncle didn't lie to you. Little Carrot Head is quite wary."
Although this little girl seemed innocent and simple, she had a mature mind beyond her peers, which made Meng Lang both surprised and a little distressed.
After all, children who are loved never grow up, and children who lack love mature prematurely...
When Xiaoyu saw that Meng Lang was really a resident of 303, she smiled shyly, then took out the key and opened the door awkwardly.
"Xiaoyu, why are you back so late? Go and cook, I'm almost starving..." Hearing the sound of the door opening, a woman's voice came from inside.
"Okay sister, I'll go right away!"
"Bang!" 302's door closed, leaving Meng Lang alone in the wind.
Xiaoyu is not only responsible for buying groceries, but she is also the one doing the cooking?
What kind of fairy sister is this?
An image of the vicious fat sister sitting on the sofa with her legs crossed, shaking her legs and eating melon seeds, and Xiao Yu wearing a small apron and flipping pots and spoons on a small stool in the kitchen suddenly appeared in Meng Lang's mind...
Could it be that...this sister is actually the stepmother's child?
This is the real-life version of Cinderella!
But having said that, I really want a sister like this...
Looking at the door of room 302, Xiaoyu's shy smile appeared in his mind, and Meng Lang became more determined to save the girl.
Such a miserable girl should never die as tragically as in the book!
In fact, Meng Lang could have chosen to just walk away. Faced with a murderer who was cruel and unblinking, any action involved would be extremely dangerous.
As long as he moves out of this rental house, any murder case or prison sentence will be away from him.
This is the simplest, most direct, and safest way to change your destiny.
But... Meng Lang couldn't pass the test in his heart!
The ancestors of the old Mencius taught that life is what I want, and righteousness is also what I want. You cannot have both, and you must sacrifice life for righteousness!
Since everything started because of me, then all the sins and misfortunes will be imposed on me!
…
Meng Lang returned to his room.
He took out "Mein Kampf" which he had hidden at the bottom of the closet.
What made him a little disappointed was that there was no change in the book this time, and even the handwriting showed no sign of fading.
Meng Lang frowned and thought.
Maybe just discovering the existence of the murderer is not enough to change the future?
Or maybe, the "updated" version of this book needs a cooling time? Do you have to let the butterflies fly for a while?
Thinking of this, Meng Lang immediately recalled that he received this autobiography last night, and its first "update" should have been around 12 noon today.
Is twelve o'clock noon a time node?
Well! Make the point!
Meng Lang decided to observe it carefully every once in a while and find out its "update frequency".
If this autobiography is "daily", "weekly" or even "monthly", then obviously I must cherish every opportunity to peek into the future...
He turned over "Mein Kampf" again and began to try to find more clues that could change his destiny.
After this period of thinking, Meng Lang has basically figured out the correct way to open this magical "autobiography".
If you do nothing, there will definitely be no changes in the future.
Therefore, before the "autobiography" changes, I need to formulate a careful plan that is most likely to change the future and execute it.
Then update the "future" of the feedback based on the "autobiography", make plan corrections, and change the tragic fate step by step.
If the "future" you get is still not satisfactory, then repeat the above cycle again. If it doesn't work once, do it twice, and if it doesn't work twice, do it three times, so as to finally achieve the ideal "perfect life"!
As for what the ideal "perfect life" is, Meng Lang hasn't decided yet.
But at least, you shouldn't spend time in jail...
This process is a bit like the PDCA cycle common in modern enterprise production management processes.
PDCA cycle, namely Plan, Do, Check and Act.
After a cycle ends, if the product produced is not the ideal product, then the production parameters are adjusted, the above cycle is executed again, and the errors are corrected again and again, and finally the most perfect product is obtained.
Although the scenes are different, the principles are the same.
Thank you to the beautiful college tutor for your life guidance!
…
Half an hour later, Meng Lang finally extracted the most critical content about the murder case from the full text of "Mein Kampf".
[Just when I was proud of my life and ready to show off my ambitions... Xiaoyu died!"]
[Surveillance on the street, fingerprints on the door, the murder weapon and bloody clothes next to the body, as well as the hair and dander left by the murderer...
Yes, all the evidence points to me!]
[There were no eyewitnesses, no alibi, and no sympathy. Public opinion was overwhelmingly against me.]
Meng Lang came to some conclusions through extraction and analysis.
The murder should have occurred after he earned his first pot of gold, that is, shortly after the stock market crash broke out.
The evidence against him in this case includes: street surveillance, fingerprints on the door, the murder weapon and bloody clothes next to the body, his own hair and dander at the murder scene, no witnesses, no alibi...
"Street surveillance..." Meng Lang pinched his chin, and suddenly thought of something, and suddenly felt a toothache.
"Could it be that the scene where Xiaoyu and I were walking together today was filmed?"
Under normal circumstances, after a murder breaks out, the community will definitely call in surveillance to see if Xiaoyu has come into contact with any strangers in the recent period.
As a next-door neighbor and a stranger who has been in contact with Xiao Yu, there is no doubt that he will be listed as a "key suspect"!
Even my own initiative to help today will be considered by the police as evidence of "actively approaching the victim."
It's possible that the murderer took advantage of these "innate conditions" to choose me as the "scapegoat"?
"So... what about the fingerprints, the murder weapon, the bloody clothes, and the hair and dander? I couldn't have put these things at the scene myself, right?"
After frowning and thinking for a long time, Meng Lang's eyes lit up slightly, and he vaguely thought of some possibility.
Then there is another additional keyword left...public opinion!
Meng Lang could roughly imagine how public opinion would react to such a vicious murder case, especially when the victim was a 6-year-old girl and the crime method was extremely cruel.
Doxxing, cyber violence... under such intense public sentiments, the strong pressure from the media and public opinion will undoubtedly cause great interference in the trial process of the judicial organs.
Even the police will choose to close the case as quickly as possible under pressure from all parties.
In this case, even if there are some doubts and flaws in the case, they may be covered up by the surging public opinion!
Could it be...that this is one of the reasons why the murderer chose to use cruel methods?
Meng Lang felt a chill in his heart.
There is no doubt that this murderer is absolutely insidious, cunning, and a terrifying figure who has a deep understanding of criminal investigation, case trials, judicial procedures, and even the guidance of public opinion!
After all, Meng Lang is just an ordinary person. Facing such a powerful character, it is impossible to say that he is not afraid at all.
