Captain Lu was aloof again today.

Chapter 150 is required.

"Captain Lu and Sister Wei are right. You're a quick learner. When I first joined the company, I might not have done as well as you."

Chen Jin laughed heartily, revealing his shortcomings to the younger generation without any mercy: "I was once keeping an eye on a suspect, and I stupidly followed his car without even trying to conceal it. I almost alerted him. Later I learned that the principle of surveillance is to rather lose him than wake him up."

Lu Jingming gave him a cool glance, his eyes probably saying: You still have the nerve to laugh.

Wei Qingsong also looked at Chen Jin with deep shock. Why did he sound so proud?

Xiao Song was comforted, and the gloom on his face vanished.

Seeing Lu's gaze, Chen Jin quickly coughed twice to cover it up and said in a serious tone, "Our team has been tracking down that car and found a clue. Someone saw the car and the woman in the photo near Panlong Lane in the old city. We also found the car in Panlong Lane. The car was parked outside a tenement building, and two colleagues were keeping watch nearby. Once the target appears, we will take her down immediately."

Lu Jingming's expression softened slightly.

A nearby police officer reported, "Captain Lu, we've investigated Zhu Zhixin. He's a local from Tangzhou and works at a bank. On the day Li Linlu died, he was in a neighboring city for training, not in Tangzhou."

Lu Jingming pondered for a moment, then said calmly, "The person who appeared at Li Linlu's house that day was a woman. Gray and this woman are likely accomplices. Even if Zhu Zhixin has an alibi, we cannot completely rule out his suspicion."

The officer nodded to indicate that he understood: "Yes, our people have been watching him, and so far there has been nothing unusual."

Lu Jingming nodded slightly and said, "Of course, the perpetrator is very cunning, and we cannot rule out the possibility that he used false identity information."

Wei Qingsong also said at the right time: "The current situation is roughly clear. This case is likely committed by two or more people working together. Moreover, the perpetrators are quite clever and quick-witted, and they can avoid risks very well. Just when we think we can find them through the existing clues, they always manage to get away cleverly. They are obviously not ordinary perpetrators."

Chen Jin cleverly replied, "I know, that's called high-IQ crime."

Wei Qingsong lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head solemnly, saying, "It's unlikely to be a high-IQ crime, but what is certain is that the perpetrator must have received higher education and have relevant knowledge background."

The police officer who had just spoken up said, "Sigh, if you ask me, it's because young people these days are too easy to fool. They have no sense of vigilance at all, and they're too fragile. They're prone to doing extreme things at the drop of a hat. If it were me, I definitely wouldn't do these pointless things. In the end, it's because this generation of young people is too spoiled and can't endure hardship. They make a big fuss over the smallest things."

Upon hearing this, Wei Qingsong's face darkened, and his expression turned cold and stern.

“I don’t think it’s the victims’ fault. The murderer understands the victims’ psychology well, which is why he led them step by step into an abyss from which there is no return. The tragedy has already happened, so we should not blame the victims who have already lost their lives.”

Her voice was deep and resolute, her tone carrying an undeniable firmness: "Yes, this case may seem absurd, but to a mentally sound adult, it's just a death riot by immature teenagers."

"But have you ever considered that they didn't know that the ultimate goal of this so-called shady project was death? They knew it very well and made that choice willingly. We shouldn't stand on our own perspective and treat their tragedy as gossip to show that our intelligence is superior to theirs. Instead, we should delve into the reasons behind it and know how to prevent the tragedy from happening again."

The reason why he so casually accused these young people of being "stupid" is simply because he is not the target audience of the gray-area project.

It's not hard to see that behind this shady scheme, there must be a planner who is well-versed in psychology.

In this day and age, the frequent occurrence of mental health problems among teenagers should be a serious issue that deserves attention, not a joke to be ridiculed.

Moreover, excessive life pressure will inevitably lead many people to extremes, and mental illness is not limited to teenagers.

If this shady scheme had targeted adults suffering from severe depression instead of teenagers, they might very well have fallen victim.

The police officer lowered his head sheepishly, not daring to say another word.

Wei Qingsong took a deep breath and continued, "Most of the victims who joined the gray scheme are like Li Linlu. Due to a long-term lack of companionship and care, their spiritual world is extremely empty. They need to find solace in the online world. They have been isolating themselves for a long time and do not communicate with outsiders. They already have a tendency towards depression and extreme behavior, which is why they are so easily bewitched and induced by the planners of the gray scheme."

"Of course, their extreme behavior was spontaneous, and it cannot be said that it was all caused by the planners of the gray project. But to put it another way, this so-called gray project, seeing them standing on the rooftop, not only did not advise them to cherish their lives, but instead pushed them so that they could not turn back. This is pathological."

Because they are disheartened and disappointed, they need the world to give them a little more care.

When they stand on the rooftop, what they need is a warm embrace to pull them back from the edge of the roof, not a hand that suddenly pushes them away.

When they want to take sleeping pills, what they need is a delicious pastry to replace the medication, to let them know that there is still a little sweetness in life, rather than a cup of lukewarm water handed to them in a compliant manner.

When they hold a fruit knife and want to cut their wrists, what they need is a bouquet of beautiful, fragrant flowers to let them know that there is still life in this world, rather than letting blood bloom silently and life wither in despair.

When the police contacted the victims' families, they had already learned a general understanding of their backgrounds. Most of the participants were spiritually empty, introverted, and their parents rarely paid attention to their lives.

The planners of the gray market project seized on this point, using words, images, music, and other means to subtly influence and guide them.

They can't get care and warmth in their lives, so "gray" tells them that the world is inherently gray, and if they want to get more attention, they should be shown the most vibrant colors.

These victims, who already had some depressive tendencies, gradually began to head towards destruction under such invisible inducement.

And they... could have survived, and had the chance to see more of the world's colors.

It was the gray-area scheme that deprived them of the opportunity to embrace the good.

As patients with mental illness, they need timely treatment, not to be looked down upon and ridiculed, and pushed into an even deeper abyss from which there is no light.

(End of this chapter)