Several people returned to the police station. As soon as Chen Bai and Da Binzi got out of the car, they were going to take a look at the scene of the fire.
"By the way, Shan Tong has a very strong anti-social personality. Get his information as soon as possible. This kind of person either has an unhappy native family or has shadows from childhood or adolescence. If you find the cause that stimulates his mental abnormality, we will
We can catch him."
After saying that, Chen Bai took Da Binzi and left.
"Why are the police here again? Isn't this matter over?"
When Da Binzi and Chen Bai got off the bus, people around them started talking about it.
"Comrade police, you are coming here one after another. Do you still want to do our business? Our losses are so huge. If you don't let us renovate now, what on earth do you want to do?"
A potbellied man in his forties stood in front of Chen Bai, with one hand on his hip and another hand holding a can of beer.
"I fully understand your difficulties, but we now suspect that this fire may be man-made arson. As long as we investigate clearly..."
"Don't talk nonsense to me. What does this have to do with me? But if what you said is true, can that person compensate me some money? That way I don't have to pay for it myself. And look, it's not just me.
The neighboring companies have all been affected, and we are now complaining that the sky is not responding, and that the earth and the earth are not working. Tell me, we are also small businessmen, what should we do?"
As soon as the man said this, several affected merchants gathered around him, and Da Binzi couldn't stand what he said.
"Okay, everyone, shut up!"
Chen Bai yelled and everyone fell silent.
"I just suspect that someone deliberately set the fire in your house, but there is no direct evidence now, but you said that if the fire in your house was really caused by aging circuits, what should you do?"
"What should I do? Wait for compensation!"
The man didn't care. When Chen Bai heard this, he slowly approached the man.
"According to regulations, line inspections are conducted once every six months. If the line is really aging, it means that you were perfunctory during the inspection, or even cheated. If it is really your own problem, the insurance company will not be able to get compensation.
arrive."
The man was startled when he heard this, but Chen Bai ignored the man's surprise and walked directly into the store.
"Teacher Chen, is there any significance in surveying this scene now?"
Da Binzi was a little puzzled. With the fire, high-pressure water cannons, and the repeated entry and exit of firefighters, is it really necessary to investigate such a scene?
"Remember, I'm only looking at the cause of the fire. It's basically impossible to find any fingerprints or footprints from here."
The two came to the back kitchen, where the so-called fire started. Chen Bai saw that the cabinet next to the stove had been burned and deformed, and the electric switch at the entrance to the kitchen was the most severely burned. It was almost impossible to see the original
At this time, Chen Bai could only vaguely distinguish the cause of the fire from the ashes.
"What kind of switch is this?"
Although it was slightly deformed due to burning, the appearance could still be vaguely seen. Chen Bai smiled and explained.
"This kind of electric switch is indeed very old. This kind of push-pull electric switch didn't exist until many years ago. It seems that this is indeed an old store."
After Chen Bai finished speaking, he turned around and suddenly fell forward uncontrollably. Fortunately, Chen Bai stabilized his body in time.
"Teacher Chen, are you okay?"
Da Binzi hurried forward, but was stopped by Chen Bai.
"Wait a moment!"
Chen Bai waved, and Da Binzi immediately handed over the gloves, evidence bag, and tweezers. Chen Bai slowly picked out a black object from the electrical box and put it into the evidence bag.
"Give me another one!"
Da Binzi handed over another evidence bag. Although Da Binzi didn't know what Chen Bai had discovered, seeing the teacher's serious look, Da Binzi knew that the teacher must have the answer.
"Teacher Chen, what did you find?"
Chen Bai smiled slightly and handed the evidence bag to Da Binzi.
"This is man-made arson. I know what's going on."
Seeing Chen Bai's excitement, Da Binzi was a little puzzled.
"Don't worry, you will understand after we return to the police station."
When the two of them left the restaurant, the boss no longer dared to speak. After the two of them got back to the car, Da Binzi continued to ask.
"Teacher Chen, how did you know that the boss bought insurance?"
"Isn't this common sense? You don't buy insurance when you open a store!"
When the two returned to the police station, Bai Hongwei had been waiting in the office for a long time.
"How's it going? Did you find anything?"
Chen Bai smiled and motioned for everyone to sit down.
"I have read the information you sent me. Shan Tong grew up in a single-parent family. His mother disappeared immediately after giving birth to him, and his father has always regarded him as a burden. As a boy, he has lacked maternal love since he was a child.
, and the father who is the only one he can rely on regards himself as a drag. Children who grow up in such a family will naturally have their psychology distorted."
"Wait a minute!"
Kong Bingxuan suddenly spoke at this time, and everyone present looked at Kong Bingxuan.
"Actually, we have no obvious evidence to prove that Shan Tong is the murderer of the two arson cases you mentioned. If he is not the murderer, then we will waste all the police force on him. Then the real murderer is very difficult.
It's possible that he will get away with it."
Chen Bai smiled and continued.
"Yes, we do have no evidence now. The murderer is very smart. He knew that the evidence of arson would not be left so easily. But I also want to ask you to explain why Shan Tong disappeared after we found the supermarket. And him.
How to explain the arson tools at home? No one would store gasoline, hemp rope and cotton at home, it is too easy to catch fire."
Kong Bingxuan was speechless for a while, while Chen Bai opened the map on the computer.
"Actually, I don't have no evidence. When I saw the second fire scene, I started to think about when he set the fire, so I asked someone to check the walls near the flower and bird market.
, although it is difficult, but fortunately there is a result. We detected a clear set of fingerprints and footprints on the wall south of the flower and bird market. We compared them with the things we brought from Shantong's home to confirm that they were the same as Shantong's fingerprints.
it's the same."
At this time, Kong Bingxuan was finally speechless. Bai Hongwei was also very surprised. After all, he didn't even know when the trace inspection team had done this work.
"Then I still have a question. If Shan Tong is missing, will he set fire again?"
Chen Bai frowned and said worriedly.
"Yes. It can be seen from the second fire when he stood high and watched that he has now begun to enjoy the fun of setting fires. Arson has become a kind of enjoyment for him, and he will never stop."
"Then what's his next goal?"
Chen Bai shook his head. He had only read a little bit of Shan Tong's information, and it was still too early to analyze Shan Tong's psychology.
"Captain Bai, someone is looking for you!"
"Who is it?"
"It seems that I know the person you are looking for..."
The office door opened, and a woman in her twenties walked in. Chen Bai recognized the woman as an employee who worked in the same supermarket as Shan.
"What do you want from us?"
Kong Bingxuan quickly asked the woman to sit down, and before the woman could speak, Chen Bai spoke.
"Are you Shan Tong's girlfriend? No, you should call me your ex-girlfriend now!"
Everyone was a little surprised, but the woman nodded helplessly.
"Yes, I dated Shan Tong, but we broke up very early. I felt that there was something abnormal about Shan Tong. He was very controlling, and sometimes he would even secretly read it in the middle of his sleep.
My mobile phone, and he would even quit his job and come to my workplace to apply for a job. Sometimes he would get angry when I just helped male customers check out. I was asked by him not to talk to men alone, and some men even looked at me.
Everyone will be angry. And he often tells me that he will punish the sins of this world on behalf of God."
Chen Bai nodded and continued to ask.
"How much do you know about Shantong's past?"
The woman thought for a while, shook her head and said.
"I only know that Shan Tong is from Jiangbei. He lived with his father when he was a child, but his father was not good to him. I don't know the rest."
Chen Bai frowned. The most critical question now was that he had to find the reason for Shan Tong's psychopathy. Why was he so persistent in setting fires?
"It seems that we are going to Jiangbei!"
Chen Bai's words surprised Bai Hongwei and others, but they also knew that this was probably the only way now.
"You don't have to come with me. I'll just go with Da Binzi. I need someone who can show his ID at any time. Before that, you must not act rashly, especially don't issue a wanted order. Shan Tong cannot be stimulated now. If you
If you irritate him, it may cause greater consequences."
In this way, the two of them embarked on the road to Jiangbei.
"Captain, are we just going to ignore it? Didn't we also use an arrest warrant when we arrested Liu Zhuang? We also issued an arrest warrant when we arrested Wuchuan. Isn't there no problem? Why can't it be done this time?
What if we can catch Shan Tong earlier, we can stop him earlier. Last time he set fire to an empty market, what should we do if he sets fire to a natural gas pipeline next time?"
Bai Hongwei was also in trouble at this time. Kong Bingxuan was right. Although Chen Bai had emphasized the danger of Shan Tong, if he really took advantage of this moment to commit another crime and cause casualties, he would definitely regret it.
But what Chen Bai said is not unreasonable. If Shan Tong is provoked, I don’t know what he will do.
"No, let's wait until Chen Bai comes back. I believe he will come up with a good solution."
Jiangbei is very far away. It took Chen Bai and Da Binzi almost a whole day to get there. Shan Tong was born in a small village in the mountains of Jiangbei.
"Uncle, do you still have any impression of this person?"
When he arrived at the entrance of the village, Chen Bai took out a photo and asked the old man who was sitting at the entrance of the village to enjoy the cool air. The old man had no reaction when he saw the photo and didn't even say anything, but Chen Bai could see that the old man had no interest in seeing the man's photo.
With the same reaction, Chen Bai understood that it was not that the old man didn't know him, but he just didn't want to say it.
"Old man, do you know this person? I am very anxious now and must find him."
Even Da Binzi saw that something was wrong with the old man, but when he was about to say something, Chen Bai stopped him.
"Old man, Shan Tong is well-known in your village, right? I heard that he has always been a good boy, but now I have to find him."
The old man still didn't speak, and Chen Bai didn't say anything, he just sat directly next to the old man.
"A child who has lost his mother since he was a child and is treated as a burden by his father must have a hard life, right? Everyone is from the village, so naturally they take more care of him, and he lives up to his expectations and walks out of this small village.
Get out of this cage that most people cannot get out of in their lifetime. Shan Tong carries the high hopes of your whole village, but he has never come back since he left here, right? Although you are very kind to him, but this place brings
There is only endless fear.”
Chen Bai took out a cigarette and lit it, then handed another to the old man. The old man waved his hand and took out a tobacco bag from behind, and lit it with trembling hands.
"Shan Tong is a good boy, and his mother is nothing! He died within three days of giving birth. Shan Tong's father is an ordinary farmer. He has never read a book and doesn't know a few people. He thinks he will marry
If you have a wife and a son, you can live a good life. But who would have thought that after that woman took all the savings of the Shan family, she disappeared. There is still a son who is not sure whether he is from the Shan family. Shan Chenggong is a miserable man.
, he only knows how to farm but not take care of children. Moreover, after that woman left, Shan Chenggong didn’t even farm. He hid at home drinking all day long, beat his children when he was drunk, and occasionally sold things in the house when he was sober.
Go buy wine, it’s not easy for Shan Tong to grow up so big!"
Chen Bai nodded, and then the two of them went to see the Shan family's old house. However, this place had changed owners more than ten years ago. Da Binzi watched Chen Bai staring at the Shan family's old house without saying a word.
Fa, asked a little anxiously.
"Teacher Chen, what should we do now?"
Da Binzi was a little anxious because there was no clear clue yet. If Shan Tong took advantage of this moment to set fire again, the consequences would be disastrous.
"Don't worry, he doesn't know how to do it yet. Let's go to his elementary school tomorrow to have a look!"
Early the next morning, Da Binzi and Chen Bai found Shantong's primary school. Although it was only a primary school in the town, it still retained the information of the students of that year.
"Shan Tong? Of course I have an impression. This guy is really a different kind!"
The vice principal wearing glasses directly used the word alternative, which surprised Chen Bai.
"You said that this kid's studies are not bad, but he fights and destroys school property. These are all reflected in this kid. But you said that this kid's studies are not bad. I can't punish him. But until he was in the second grade of junior high school,
At that time, what happened was a little too big.”