I, the outlaw, was caught again

Chapter 162 The so-called "existence is reasonable" mentality! [Two chapters in one! ]

Peel off human skin and make it into something.

This sentence runs through the essence of the Stone Age and modern times.

plunder!

In ancient times, in order to survive, Homo sapiens would chew up the bones of other races in the world and swallow them into their stomachs, thus exterminating all races except Homo sapiens.

In modern times, immigration from Western countries caused the population of the original continent to drop sharply from 50 million to 800,000.

The other party killed the indigenous people with feathers on their heads, then peeled off their scalps with a knife, and processed them to make the most popular and expensive "boots"!
Or people were killed and made into specimens. These cruel things were still happening even in the previous life, and those works of art were still displayed in collectors' cabinets.

And the case at hand.
What does this behavior have to do with it?
"The first crime scene was an intersection, which is the center of Ningguang City. The daily traffic volume is much higher than other areas. Because of the 'rationality', passers-by were puzzled but did not investigate further."

"The surrounding surveillance did not show the murderer. We only know that the victim appeared on the morning of the 23rd, which is estimated to be the evening of the 22nd Spring Festival. The victim's skin covered the advertisement."

"But because he was only hanging for a short time, before the day was up, he was discovered by the orange stall owner and taken away."

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At the first crime scene, at the intersection, Zhang Cha told the people around him the information he had collected during the day.

Mr. Xu raised his head and looked around.

This place is indeed spacious. Although Ningguang City doesn't have much money, a symbolic place like the city center does not look worse than Linhai City.

Even though the billboard was blocked by the police, it did not cause any impact on traffic.

"We checked around the intersection and did not find any other parts of the victim. We initially speculated that the area where the victim was murdered was far away from the intersection."

Zhang Cha looked at the vehicles passing by and sighed.

The billboard is large, large enough for everyone to see, so the proportion of human skin is very small.

Mr. Xu looked at the billboard and then looked away.

This thing is everywhere. He doesn't care about the ads;
"The murderer deliberately chose this place as the place to store the human skin!?"

Li Sheng followed the police for a long time but didn't get any information. He looked at it suspiciously.

After visiting, Li Sheng found out that people living nearby didn’t even know that the skin that covered the advertisement was human skin!

Not to mention any useful clues.

Xu Sheng nodded. This was not unexpected to him. If there were clues, Zhang Cha would have found it long ago.

"It's outrageous. No one noticed it after it was left there for nearly a day. I knew something was wrong the moment I touched it."

Wang Chao pouted and complained.

Xu Sheng glanced at him and said, "It's not outrageous. This is normal."

"Normal? Why?" Wang Chao was stunned.

"Because existence is reasonable!"

Mr. Xu thought for a moment and then started to explain to the other party.

This is a very interesting psychology.

The name is what is called "existence is reasonable"

People will not easily overturn what is in front of them. It may be abrupt, causing them to wonder and question, but they will not overturn it.

For example, a famous event.

There is an exhibition hall abroad, and one of the exhibits is a banana taped to the wall. It looks very out of place compared to the surrounding treasures, but although the tourists feel puzzled, no one reports it to the security guard.

Some people even figured out the "meaning expressed by the author" for this banana.

It wasn't until the victim showed up and peeled and ate the banana in front of everyone that they realized something was wrong.

If this is due to the characteristics of the 'artwork', then let's look at the second example.

The second example comes from the parade of an emperor of the Western Kingdom of the British Empire.

When everyone was blocked outside in advance and there were countless troops inside as if at a military parade, an Eastern cameraman came in and took a lot of photos in front of countless people. Many people felt confused, but no one drove him away.

This huge loophole, which is placed in front of countless people, has also been found a reason for its existence in the hearts of these people.

This is also what is called 'existence is reasonable'!
Unless the doubter is 100% sure of the other party's nature, he will only doubt at most, and after a moment his doubts will be dispelled by the reasons he finds.

“Just like the person who posted the banana knows that this is not a work of art, he will easily overturn it.”

Wang Chao suddenly realized and said, "Then the basis for my easy rebuttal is..."

As he spoke, Chaozi paused, then a sigh and sad expression appeared on his face, and he seemed to have lost all color and was filled with misery.

How could a normal person tell that this is human skin right away?
I guess they wouldn't even think about it, only Chaozi himself would know because he often comes into contact with this thing.

Xu Sheng withdrew his gaze, walked to a corner, and observed the intersection intently.

The cars at the intersection kept shuttling back and forth like shuttles, leaving behind blurred colored lines.

Passersby who were curious about the police were whispering to each other and walking around watching.

'What if the police were not here and the human skin was still hung on the billboard?'

An idea came to Xu Sheng’s mind.

At this moment, he seemed to have turned into a camera, hanging here, constantly recording everything here regardless of the passage of time.

There must be a reason why the murderer chose the crossroads as the crime scene.

And the reason does not depend on the murderer himself, but on the crime scene itself!

Just like the bloody man case, the other party chose the haunted house not because he wanted to leave victims in the haunted house.

It is because of the haunted house itself and the excitement of Chaozi and his people that victims are left behind.

If there are other places that also meet these requirements, the other party will naturally leave victims in those places.

In other words, the murderer has no control over these things; he is selecting them, not making them!
Similarly, in this case, the murderer would not, and did not have the ability to, turn such a large intersection into what he wanted.

so.
"The key clue lies at the crime scene itself!"

"Even if the murderer doesn't get involved, it doesn't affect its existence, but this thing is what the murderer wants, and combined with the totem-like human skin, it can achieve the murderer's own purpose."

Xu Sheng murmured as he watched the police in front of him communicating with him, leading the team away and returning with nothing.

The most basic three-factor screening method has also lost its effect at this time.

Money, sex and anger, the murderer's purpose is currently unknown.

That is
Psychopath! ?

If it is a psychopath, what is the other person thinking?
Why commit the crime?
What were his reasons for committing the crimes, his purpose, and his identity. Why did he commit these crimes?

Human skin totem, crossroads, strange patterns carved, time of the crime.
The information about the case itself kept echoing in Xu Sheng's mind, and he could feel a burning sensation when his forehead was lightly touched.

If it were an ordinary person, he would definitely feel weak and confused at this moment.

But Mr. Xu is different.

Not to mention his skills, he has already gotten used to this feeling.

“The characteristics of the intersection itself.”

Suddenly, Xu Sheng paused and looked around abruptly.

Now it is evening.

Even though it is a small county town, the intersection is still brightly lit, cars are constantly passing by, and there are people waiting for the traffic lights at every moment.

Mr. Xu suddenly thought of something.

That is.
Perhaps, apart from the murderer, someone has already found the special point of the intersection!

Who?
Capital! No matter where it is, as long as there is interest, capital will definitely intervene!

Including but not limited to immediate benefits, as well as long-term impacts and things on certain levels.

Of course, this does not mean that capital has a better vision than others and can observe all points of interest.

Instead, we observe that people in these places have the potential to become capital!

“If I put myself in the shoes of these people and searched for the advantages and characteristics of the intersection, what would I observe?”

Xu Sheng pondered for a moment, and suddenly he felt as if he had become a different person.

At this point, he has become a young entrepreneur, standing at the intersection, observing the huge advantages that lie here.

"If I were a capital, I would value the intersection because"

Suddenly, Xu Sheng paused and looked sharply towards the tall building beside him.

What is all this?
Hotels! Shopping malls! Snack streets! Clothing stores!
How do these things keep their business going?

human traffic!
The flow of people will bring them publicity and fame. Even if their food or clothes are terrible, the huge flow of people can ignore this shortcoming and bring them a one-time shopping experience!
Therefore, the flow of people is the biggest advantage of the intersection. No matter what other advantages there are, they must be related to these three words.

The murderer put the human skin here because.
Xu Sheng stood up, frowned, and walked quickly towards Zhang Cha and Li Sheng.

"Have you found the second crime scene?"

"No, the surroundings are too vast. There's a good chance someone like the lady at the orange stall will appear and take the victim's skin away."

Zhang Cha shook his head.

Li Sheng was stunned, then his eyes lit up. According to his previous experience, there were only two situations when the other party asked questions.

The first is to verify the information, and the second is to find information that constitutes new clues!

If it is the latter, the other party will not only look for one piece of information, but will definitely ask about other things, so it can only be the former.

Also known as
'verify!?'

"Have you found out why the crime scene became a crime scene!?"

Li Sheng was overjoyed. Xu Sheng had been squatting there for a whole day, during which he only ate a meal and didn't even go to the toilet.

I thought I would return empty-handed today, but looking at the other party's appearance,
"I have some ideas, but they are ridiculous at the moment and even go against the logic of normal criminal cases."

Xu Sheng nodded, his brows furrowed.

"The second crime scene. I need a second crime scene to verify my guess!"

After saying that, Xu Sheng paused for a moment, and asked Zhang Cha to get the map of Ningguang City.

But after reading it, he shook his head, put the map away, and then asked a few questions himself and asked Zhang Cha to answer them as usual.

It was simple, just asking about some things that the locals knew, which were a few place names.

"Search these places and visit the locals in the area at the same time!"

Although Zhang Cha was puzzled, he no longer had any doubts when he thought of the other party's identity. He took the order and went there with his men to take charge.

“Night market, square, university town, shopping mall.”

Li Sheng recalled the place names that Xu Sheng had told him before and frowned.

There are so many locations. Even though Ningguang City is a small place, it is enough to make Zhang Cha and others exhausted.

"We retrieved the characteristics of the first crime scene that the murderer might have targeted, and started to speculate."

Xu Sheng shook his head and signaled Li Sheng to continue investigating the case and not to pay attention to him.

Li Sheng pondered for a long time, and then decisively retained the direction of the previous reconnaissance, and sent the rest of the people to support Zhang Cha.

Xu Sheng raised his head and glanced at the sky.

The sky was as dark as ink, and the stars were shining like precious gems.

"If this is what 'he' really values."

Xu Sheng murmured something and then sighed.

“That’s a perfect one.”

"madman!"

After saying this, Xu Sheng stopped thinking about this matter and turned to check for omissions and think about whether there were other possibilities.

Time passed by minute by minute.

More than thirty hours passed, and it was the afternoon of the 30th.

During this day and a half, Zhang Cha and his men continued to search the places mentioned by Xu Sheng and continued to visit the locals.

There was no gain during this period, and even Xu Sheng himself was a little hesitant.

until
It was not until Zhang Cha pushed open a door according to the instructions of the visiting staff and listened to the person in front of him swearing that he had never seen it that he turned his eyes to the things drying on the side.

This is a piece.
Diapers.

No, rather, it was a piece of human skin that was taken home and made into a diaper!
At the same time, in addition to the second victim, they also obtained the area where the second crime scene was located.

Also known as
"night market!"

On the evening of the 30th, everyone came to the night market which was already bustling with activity, and looked at the bustling atmosphere in front of them.

Xu Sheng frowned.

"This really is a crime scene!"

Li Sheng looked at the people around him, crowded together and with their heads bumping against each other, and he was stunned again and again.

In any case, the crime scene is definitely not a good place to dump a body.

There are so many people here, even if you hide in a secret place, someone will notice you!

It can even be said that because of the slow pace and the close proximity to human skin that can be touched at any time, the risk of exposure here is much greater than at a crossroads!
At the same time, Li Sheng paused, and he suddenly understood the common points of those places Xu Sheng had mentioned before.

"human traffic?"

Li Sheng was stunned. He looked at Xu Sheng, as if he was questioning him, but also as if he was questioning himself.

"The murderer is targeting the flow of people!?"

Xu Sheng nodded, looked at the person in front of him, took a deep breath, and his eyes became sharp again.

"Yes, it's the flow of people. This case is different from the usual murder and corpse dumping. The other party is not provoking the police. He is just innocent."

“For the flow of people!”

If you kill someone, you have to run. If you can't run, you have to die. If you don't want to die, you have to hide the body.

This is a truth that everyone agrees on.

But the murderer didn't care about this at all.

"He killed someone, but he put it in the place where there are the most people, so that everyone knows that someone died here! He killed him!"

Xu Sheng's expression gradually became serious.

He looked at this scene that went against all common sense and logic.

Three words popped up in everyone's mind, including myself.

Li Sheng and Zhang Cha were stunned for a moment, then subconsciously said:
"why?"

Why do we have to kill people, skin them and carve pictures?
Why put it in the place with the most traffic! ?
Why did the murderer do that?
In an instant, all the police fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)