Chapter 10 "Synthesis" by Ni Kuang

Part 1: A Brutal Murder Among the many strange and inconceivable things that have been described, there has never been one that is as difficult to write as this one. This matter has several clues, each of which is equally important, and equally important to the development of the whole thing. Just start. It would be better to start with Professor Pei Da's late arrival. Professor Pei Da is never late. He is a person with a very regular life. He attaches great importance to this, so that he is not married at the age of fifty. After women, the law cannot continue. Professor Pei Da has a pocket watch that he never leaves, and the time told by that pocket watch is almost absolutely accurate. He does everything on time, without any errors. Everyone in the university knows that when his old black car It must have been eight fifty-two when the car pulled in.

Therefore, anyone may be late, but Professor Pei Da will never be late. However, Professor Pei Da was late. That day, at 8:55, Professor Pei Da's car hadn't arrived yet, and all the people who cared about Professor Pei Da were talking about it.At 9 o'clock, the students who chose to take Professor Pei Da's lecture on biogenetics filled the classroom, and Professor Pei Da hadn't appeared yet!Everyone was extremely surprised, because this has never happened before. After discussing for a while, the students pushed a representative to the school office and asked to visit Professor Pei Da at his residence. The school director also agreed to the student's request, because the school authorities felt the same strange.

However, at that moment, Professor Pei Da's black car drove into the gate of the school, and the car stopped. From the window of the school office, Professor Pei Da opened the door and walked out. Immediately, many people greeted Professor Pei Da. Professor Pei Da was late. This incident was so unusual that everyone wanted to know the reason for his lateness.But Professor Pei Da didn't answer anyone's questions, and walked straight to the classroom. The student representatives in the school office hurriedly left the school office and ran back to the classroom. Professor Pei Da stood on the podium. Not only was he late as an exception, but also his hands were empty, and he never brought his The briefcase full of handouts and documents that never leaves his hands.

His hair is messy.The expression on his face, though serious as always, was terribly pale. The students originally wanted to ask him why he was late, but seeing his frightening expression, no one dared to speak. The entire classroom became silent, and then, I heard Professor Pei Da cough and clear his throat: I'm sorry, I'm late! In Professor Pei Da's life, he may never have connected the word "me" with the word "late", so he can't speak fluently, which sounds a bit unpleasant. Each of the students showed a smile, indicating that the professor's lateness is not a big deal.After Professor Pei Da spoke, he froze again, not knowing what to say.

Because he had no briefcase and no handouts, he didn't know how to start the lecture. He was at a loss for a moment, and suddenly he punched hard on the podium. That sudden action startled all the students, only to hear Professor Pei Da say loudly: Human beings' inferiority, if not thoroughly reformed, any scientific achievements will only be enough to encourage crime, but not to make human progress ! Professor Pei Da seldom made any comments except for teaching the courses he lectured. Now he suddenly made a big digression, and his words were surprising, which made the students even more astonished.

Among the dozens of college students, there must be a few who were particularly happy to debate with the professor, and one student stood up immediately: Professor Pei Da, do you think that the current priority of mankind is not the rapid development of science, but education is more important? no!no!Professor Pei Da knocked on the podium again and again, his expression of excitement was unprecedented.A person with a regular life is mostly rational and rarely impulsive, but at this time, Professor Pei Da was so excited that he almost lost his reason completely. He shouted loudly: I mean, a small crime can destroy a whole country. A scientist's life's work, who knows who the perpetrator is?He may be a child delinquent, he may be a person with no knowledge at all, but his destructive power

When Professor Pei Da spoke up to this point, he coughed violently. At this moment, the director of school affairs and the vice-principal of the university walked into the classroom together. The students all knew that the vice-principal was also a well-known scholar and a good friend of Professor Pei Da. The vice principal came to Professor Pei Da's side and patted his shoulder: "Old friend, I sympathize with you very much." Professor Pei Da was still coughing, and the vice-principal said again: You'd better rest first, come on, let's go and see if it can be remedied and how!

The vice-principal half dragged Professor Pei Da out of the classroom, and the school director stood on the podium and announced: Dear students, Professor Pei Da's courses are temporarily suspended because he has suffered a major blow. Not suitable for teaching. When the students were neutral, someone shouted: What hit him? The director of the school sighed: As Professor Pei Da said just now, an ordinary criminal ruined a scientist's life's work.Last night, one or two or three thieves broke the windows of the professor's laboratory and climbed in. When the thieves found that there was nothing valuable in the laboratory, they completely destroyed the laboratory. I don't know how However, according to the police, the destruction was so complete that all the professor's experimental records disappeared!

All the students were silent, and most of them showed angry expressions.Because they all know the scientific value of Professor Pei Da's laboratory.The chemical analysis of proteins is completed in his laboratory; the preliminary classification of molds is completed in his laboratory; there are many, many important advances in biology, completed in his laboratory. An International Science Fund Association, in view of the achievements of Professor Pei Da's scientific research, has allocated huge sums of money to increase the equipment in his laboratory, so his laboratory can be regarded as world-class.

Naturally, the students also knew the status of the laboratory in Professor Pei Da's mind, because normally, only the students with the best grades were allowed to enter his laboratory and be his junior experimental assistants.And anyone who has been to his laboratory knows that even if he speaks a little louder in his laboratory, then he will never have the opportunity to enter his laboratory again next time! But now, his laboratory and his experimental records have been destroyed, which can be said to be a fatal blow to Professor Pei Da. At that time, all the students in this classroom seemed to have a premonition: In the future, they may never hear Professor Pei Da come to teach again.Of course, no one had said such a hunch at the time.

However, when another accident happened the next day, when the police came to investigate, at least two-thirds of the people insisted that they had a strong premonition yesterday!The next day, all the newspapers made the headlines about Professor Pei Da's tragedy: Pei Da, an internationally renowned professor of biology, was murdered in his apartment, and the suspect, Pei Xingguo, was arrested on the spot. It was a sensational news, not only because the deceased Professor Pei Da was a well-known figure, but also because the suspected murderer, Bei Xingguo, was Professor Pei Da's right-hand man in his research. Moreover, Bei Xingguo is very young and has received higher education, and what has become a source of discussion among ordinary citizens is that Bei Xingguo and Professor Pei Da's half-sister, Pei Zhenni, are in love, and the two are engaged. New research topic, after a little achievement, the two will get married. And this murder case has an extremely mysterious color, that is, after the murder, the police sealed off the scene of the murder and did not allow reporters to take pictures.Reporters naturally raised criticisms one after another, and the police spokesman's answer was easily published in the newspaper. It was a very good short talk.The police spokesman said: The murderer is a cold-blooded murderer. Everyone, the situation at the scene is too horrific. We don't want that kind of horrific situation to appear in the newspapers and shock every citizen. That's why we ask for your cooperation. Photography is not allowed, please trust the police, it is not for other reasons, just because the murderer's murder is too cruel!The less the truth can be obtained, the more rumors will be aroused, so various rumors spread, some said that Professor Pei Da's head was cut off, some even said that Pei Da Professor Da was skinned. The people who said it all spoke with certainty, as if they had all seen it with their own eyes.But in fact, since the incident, the most savvy and capable photographers can only take pictures of the outside of the haunted house. As for the suspect who was arrested, his photo was naturally published in every newspaper. It seemed that he was handsome, with thick eyebrows and a straight nose, so he didn't look like a murderer. But who could possibly say that for sure?Not every murderer has a mark on his face, with the word murderer written on it. The suspect Bei Xingguo lived with Professor Pei Da. He called the police, but after the police arrived, he was arrested as a suspect. The police were collecting evidence and preparing to prosecute. The whole case, although sensational, has nothing to do with me.I met Professor Pei Da once in public. It was a reception to celebrate Professor Pei Da's discovery of the growth and development process of the Tibetan green butterfly. I didn't even talk to him. I don't know Bei Xingguo at all, but after the incident, Bai Su and I discussed Bei Xingguo.Bai Su insisted that Bei Xingguo was not the murderer.I asked her why and she said it was her gut feeling. When a woman uses intuition to judge a matter from the beginning, experienced husbands know that the best way is to refrain from arguing with her, otherwise it will kill themselves. Therefore, regarding Bei Xingguo, our discussion ends here. I am very interested in the murder of Professor Pei Da, because I can't think of any motive for the murder of Bei Xingguo (the only suspect). A murder without a motive is the most difficult to investigate. However, I am only interested. I am not a police officer. Although I know many senior police officers, they do not have a good impression of me. Some even oppose me, such as Jack who is in charge of special difficult cases. Lieutenant Colonel (I believe this case is handled by him), so I have no special news. But, I finally got involved with the case! It happened by a very accidental situation. I wonder if readers still remember Xiao Guo. Xiao Guo was originally a staff member of the import and export firm where I was supposed to be the manager. He was very alert and followed me in some risky activities. Once, he was seriously injured and almost died! After recovering from that injury, others must back down, but he doesn't think so.He said, anyway, this life was retrieved, so it is only as if he died this time, so what?Say nothing and refuse to live a stable life.Organized a private detective firm, and in the past three or four years, the business has flourished. In the eyes of ordinary people, he is already the famous Detective Guo! When I pass by his office, I always like to go up and sit down, and Xiao Guo keeps in touch with me. There are many difficult cases, but I actually advise him on his behalf. I remember that day very clearly. It was the third day after Professor Pei Da was murdered. I walked into Xiao Guo's office as usual, went straight to his office, and opened the door. As soon as I opened the door, I heard Xiao Guo's voice. He was talking to a twenty-three or four-year-old girl. I looked at the girl. She was not very beautiful, but she was quite attractive.Her hair was as short as it could be, and she was wearing a dark brown soft leather skirt, she looked very energetic, her mouth was tightly pursed, indicating that she had a very strong character, and she was sitting upright. In that kind of situation, people can tell at a glance that she is suffering from great difficulties, but she has absolutely no intention of yielding to the difficulties!I most appreciate people who don’t bow to difficulties, especially women who don’t bow to difficulties, so I didn’t intend to interrupt her conversation with Xiao Guo. I just nodded to Xiao Guo and prepared to leave. But as soon as Xiao Guo saw me, he immediately shouted: "Wait a minute, I'm free!" I could see what he meant, he wanted to take advantage of me to send that girl away quickly.So I just sat down on a couch, picked up a magazine and looked through it. Of course I didn't pay attention to the content of that magazine, I just paid attention to the conversation between Xiao Guo and the girl, Xiao Guo spread his hands, refusing the girl's request: Miss Pei, I really can't do anything about this matter, and, I think all private detectives are helpless. I advise you to calm down and wait for the court's decision. The girl stood up suddenly, her expression was very calm: I thought there would always be someone in the world who could help me, but unexpectedly I was wrong! Because the girl spoke so calmly, this drew my attention to her, and I saw her still walking out with that unyielding expression. When she came to the door, and her hand was on the handle, I had a sudden impulse to know what was the girl's difficulty.I'm no meddler, but this girl must be in dire straits and needs help! So, there I was, standing up: Miss, what help do you need? She stood for a while, then turned to look at me, I found that she had a pair of big bright eyes (although her eyes were full of anxiety at this time), she looked at me for about half a minute. During this half minute, Xiao Guo gestured to me about seven or eight times, signaling me to ignore the girl. However, I pretended not to see Xiao Guo's gestures at all, because since I decided to take care of them, I naturally had to take care of them to the end. After half a minute, the girl spoke: who are you? It's really impolite for her to ask a person who really helps her in that tone.But I forgave her, because I wore a flowered blouse that day, which made me look like the kind of person who courts pretty girls for the sake of seduction, so it's no wonder she was so cold to me. I smiled, said my name, and said: Or, you can call me a nosy person. This lady, somewhat impressed by my name, raised her two very heroic eyebrows: Wesley, that's the one who claimed to have dealt with aliens! I'm a little embarrassed: Miss, this I wanted to explain briefly, but she interrupted me: Thank you, I think there will never be aliens in my difficulties, thank you. I felt even more embarrassed, so I had no choice but to spread my hands: Miss, look, you just coldly pushed away a person's kindness. The girl raised her eyebrows very high, and said coldly: Now you naturally have good intentions, just like that Detective Guo. When I just opened the door and came in, he smiled and asked me to sit down. Said: Miss, if you have any difficulties, just tell me, I will try my best to help!Hmph, after I told my difficulties, he replied coldly: I'm sorry, I can't do anything! She spoke with great emotion, and I did not interrupt her. After she finished speaking, I said: "Miss, it's too unfair for you to say that. You think, I haven't heard about your difficulties at all, so how can I arbitrarily say that I won't help you?" The girl shook her head, it seemed that she still didn't intend to believe me, but at this time, Xiao Guo spoke, and he said: Miss Pei, if there is one person in the world who can help you with your affairs, then this person is Mr. Wei. The girl's eyebrows have been raised: you mean, can he prove his innocence? I still don't know who he is in her mouth, but I know that there is always nothing wrong with answering her like this, so I said: as long as he is really innocent. The girl raised her head and said: He is innocent! OKI asked: who is he? You must know his name, his name is Bei Xingguo. I couldn't help but take a deep breath.Bei Xingguo, of course I know that name, he is the suspect accused of murdering Professor Pei Da.Then, needless to say, that girl is Professor Pei Da's younger sister Pei Zhenni! I began to feel that I had cast myself in a trap and had involved myself in a very troublesome business! Seeing that I didn't answer for a while, Pei Zhenni said coldly: You can ignore it, Mr. Wei. I laughed: you are wrong, I just feel that this is not an easy thing to deal with.The more difficult the matter, the more interested I am, but you must know one thing, if I deal with this matter, then my responsibility is to expose the facts, not to satisfy your subjective wishes. you mean I mean, maybe I spent a lot of time and did a lot of research and it turns out your fiancé is guilty! Pei Zhenni said very resolutely: If that is the case, I am also grateful to you, but I say, he is innocent. Please sit down, Miss Pei, can I hear why you said he was innocent? Yes, the reason is simple, I have known Xing Guo for nearly four years, and I know he is not that kind of person. Miss Pei, this does not mean that he is innocent. I know, that's why I want help, to find evidence of his innocence, or, as you say, his guilt. I puffed up my chest, and Pei Zhenni said that, proving that I was nosy and not wrong, I said: What did he say? I have no idea.Pei Zhenni replied. have no idea?what does that mean? After being detained by the police, I have not seen him yet. I wanted to see him several times, but was discouraged by the police. The police said he was a very dangerous person and I should not see him. How unreasonable!I slammed my palm on the table: what the police did was completely illegal! Also, Pei Zhenni said: The police did not even allow me to identify the body. They said my elder brother died terribly, and advised me not to identify the body. I sneered and said: "Double illegal, I will deal with them, don't worry, the first thing I have to do is to see Bei Xingguo!"No matter what crime he committed, he has the right to see others during his detention. We live in a civilized society, not in a barbaric society where people can be detained at will and no one is allowed to visit! Jenny Pei breathed out: so when can I see him? I said, "Let me contact the police first. I believe that the police have a special reason for doing what they do, rather than intentionally breaking the law. Now, I'm going to find out the special reason!" When I said this, I paused: Xiao Guo, you call for me, contact Lieutenant Colonel Jack, and let me talk to him. Xiao Guo sat up: Lieutenant Colonel Jack is going to have a big headache again!As he spoke, he picked up the phone. I turned to Pei Zhenni: You and Professor Pei Da don't live together?How is your relationship? Pei Zhenni frowned: Frankly speaking, I don't like my brother. He is not human. Please don't get me wrong. I mean he is not human. I definitely don't mean that his behavior is morally wrong, but He is too unreasonable, he arranges his own life like a machine, no one can bear it! Professor Pei Da's research topics are diverse, but his life is rigid, which is well known, and I naturally understand Pei Zhenni's mood.