Chapter 181 A Photo

Jiang Biao was responsible for tracking down the woman named Nana.

Although there is more information about this woman than Scareyes, she is actually not easy to find because she has no other obvious features except for the snake tattoo on her thigh.

There are two ways of searching. One is related to Liu Jianshe, because from the clues we have, Liu Jianshe's money should have been squandered by the other party.

Of course, it is not ruled out that the cash can be directly defrauded or won by playing mahjong.

However, based on the fact that Liu Jianshe considered her as a marriage partner and told his family that she was pregnant, it can be inferred that most of the money was spent on daily expenses.

Spending money will leave traces, so the first choice is gold jewelry stores and imported brand cosmetics and clothing stores.

But a problem arose. Although several people were assigned to assist Jiang Biao, they found out that most of the stores were closed at this time. If they wanted to check, they would have to wait until tomorrow daytime, which would be too late.

As for the pregnancy, after analysis, they were more inclined to believe that Nana had lied to Liu Jianshe. Jiang Biao was currently the only person in the Third Brigade who had a child. Judging from the time Nana had known Liu Jianshe, it was almost impossible to detect the pregnancy in such a short time. Of course, Liu Jianshe obviously believed this, which showed that his judgment of things was not strong.

Jiang Biao had no choice but to change his thinking and finally started his analysis from the tattoo. He thought that a woman like Nana, who was fashionable, beautiful, loved playing mahjong, and had exaggerated tattoos, was very consistent with the characteristics of young women who frequently visited entertainment venues such as bars and dance halls.

If we do not judge that this criminal gang is from outside, this characteristic is actually more in line with a certain special group of people, that is, hostesses.

Based on this analysis, they began to search. In 1997, there were actually not many bars and dance halls in Hongcheng. They were basically concentrated on a street in Nanming District. This was the most active time period for people going in and out of these places.

Jiang Biao and his colleagues went to the bar street and started asking door to door. Finally, they heard from a bartender in one of the bars that Nana and Liu Jianshe had been there before.

The bartender had no impression of Liu Jianshe and didn't recognize him even when he was shown a photo. However, he was impressed by Nana because she was dressed quite hotly and wore a pair of high heels, and the snake tattoo on one of her thighs was particularly eye-catching.

The bartender's evaluation of the two people was: the man must be a rich man, and the woman is just trying to cheat him out of his money.

Jiang Biao asked him why, and whether they had said something.

The bartender said that people who do their job see all kinds of men and women every day, and they can tell at a glance which ones are really in a relationship, which ones are cheating, and which ones are doing illicit transactions. This couple is definitely trying to get rich and cheat people out of their money.

Jiang Biao asked him if he had any other discoveries. The bartender said excitedly that he was sure that the man did not slept with the woman.

Jiang Biao was extremely surprised by this. He thought, "Wow, you can even see that? Even a criminal police officer like me wouldn't dare say that."

The bartender boasted proudly about how good his eyesight was. Jiang Biao told him that it was easy to be sued for defamation if he spoke without any evidence.

The bartender then smiled wryly and said, "Comrade police officer, I'm not slandering you. I saw that man drug the beautiful woman's drink."

"Give me drugs?" Jiang Biao asked. "What kind of drugs?"

The bartender kept shaking his head. "How would I know? I just happened to see the guy put something into the beautiful woman's glass and stirred it when she went to the bathroom."

"Are you sure you saw it?"

"Sure."

"Then why didn't you call the police?"

The bartender was stunned: "Why should I call the police? This kind of thing is not uncommon here. If I call the police and affect the bar's business, the boss will tear me apart."

This information was the most effective one Jiang Biao and his team had obtained. Jiang Biao immediately passed the information to Chen Yan, who was responsible for investigating Liu Jianshe.

Coincidentally, Chen Yan also made some gains.

Chen Yan visited the two areas where Liu Jianshe mainly carried out daily activities, the area around his rental community and near Qian Hongxing's company. He took his people to nearby shops and went door to door with Liu Jianshe's photo, asking if anyone had seen this person.

Some shop owners had an impression of Liu Jianshe, but after asking, they found nothing unusual.

It was not until they walked into a convenience store that the owner provided a piece of information that Chen Yan thought might be a clue.

The owner of the convenience store said that Liu Jianshe had come to buy envelopes and stamps about five days ago.

This is nothing, after all, writing letters is one of the main means of communication these days.

But Liu Jianshe asked the store owner a question. He asked whether the post office could know what was in the envelope.

The owner thought it was a bit strange at the time, but didn't ask any further questions and just said that it shouldn't be possible because the envelope was already stained.

Chen Yan found the person in charge of the nearby post office through the command center, but the reply he received was that unless the letter was registered, the post office would not record the regular mail delivered to the mailbox.

This made Chen Yan's heart skip a beat, and he knew that Liu Jianshe was most likely sending an ordinary letter, because registered letters must use special envelopes from the post office, and the one Liu Jianshe bought was an ordinary envelope from the convenience store.

But Chen Yan still insisted on asking the person in charge of the post office to help check the registered mail records. The other party hung up the phone cursing and said that he didn't even look at the time.

Chen Yan had no choice but to find Wu Yongcheng, who immediately called the other party's leader.

Half an hour later, an old man in his fifties with a gloomy face came on a bicycle.

In the end, no registered letter signed by Liu Jianshe was found. The old man was so angry that he glared, but he didn't dare to say anything. He looked like he was gloating.

This result was actually within Chen Yan's expectations, but it still needed to be confirmed by the post office.

During the half hour of waiting for the old man, Chen Yan was not idle either. He thought about it over and over again, wondering to whom Liu Jianshe could send the things.

He first thought of Liu Jianshe's family. He called Liu Lili, Liu Jianshe's sister, and was told that they hadn't received any letters. He then obtained the phone number of Liu Jianshe's next-door neighbor from Liu Lili, as Liu Jianshe didn't have a phone at home. However, Liu Jianshe's family also replied that they hadn't received any letters.

After both the connection between Liu Jianshe's family and the post office was cut off, the head of the post office left with a gloomy face. Chen Yan squatted on the deserted roadside in the middle of the night, scratching his head anxiously.

He wanted to call Zhou Yi and ask for his opinion.

But he knew that police force was very tight right now and everyone had their own tasks.

He tried hard to recall all the details he had investigated so far, hoping to find some direction from them.

Based on the information provided by his family and Qian Hongxing, Liu Jianshe's interpersonal relationships should not be too complicated.

His life stages can basically be divided into two periods, before moving to the city and after moving to the city.

He worked as Qian Hongxing's driver for four or five years. Being on call at all times meant he probably didn't have much free time. This could be seen from the clues in the chess and card room that Brother Biao found. When he wasn't resting, he didn't even dare to sit down and play cards. He could only watch to satisfy his craving.

Moreover, the need to send a letter indicates that there is a certain distance between them. Even if you have friends in the city, there is not much need to do so. Why send a letter when you can get there in one go?

Before moving to the city, he would have had quite a few interpersonal relationships in the suburban town, including relatives, classmates, colleagues, and friends. However, it has been seven or eight years since he moved to the city after his divorce, and apart from his family and relatives, his interpersonal relationships actually tend to fade.

Wait, divorce!

Chen Yan suddenly remembered what Liu Jianshe's mother said about his divorce. He was cuckolded by his ex-wife at the time, and he went to the city to work in a fit of anger after the divorce.

His brother also said that he started to like playing cards after his divorce and lost a lot of money on it.

Chen Yan immediately found Liu Lili again and asked her ex-sister-in-law's name and contact information. Liu Lili said that her ex-sister-in-law was called Deng Chunyan, but she did not have her contact information. Moreover, the year Deng Chunyan divorced her brother, she followed the man she had hooked up with to do business in the south.

Chen Yan could only go to the local police station and then ask for Deng Chunyan’s family’s contact information.

Liu Lili asked in a trembling voice, "Officer Chen, my brother...is he okay?"

Chen Yan didn't know how to answer. After thinking for a long time, he could only answer very officially, "We are still investigating. We will notify the family as soon as we have any news."

It was almost midnight when Chen Yan got Deng Chunyan's phone number from the police officer at Miaoqiao Town Police Station.

Chen Yan looked at the empty streets and the city dotted with stars in the distance, feeling as if he saw everything his father had once protected.

He dialed the number in the south. After a long time, the call was finally connected. A man's confused voice asked, "Who is it? It's the middle of the night."

"Hello, I'm a police officer from the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the Hongcheng Public Security Bureau. Is this Deng Chunyan's home?"

"Hongcheng?" The man's voice sounded a little confused, but he was clearly more sober. He replied, "Yes, I'm her husband. Excuse me...what can I do for you?"

A woman's voice behind me asked, "Husband, who is it?"

"The police from my hometown said they're looking for you." The man's voice was a little farther away.

Then a woman's voice rang out: "Hello, I'm Deng Chunyan. What can I do for you?"

Chen Yan explained his identity again, and then asked, "Excuse me, is Liu Jianshe your ex-husband?"

There was silence on the other side. "Yes, he is a psychopath."

Chen Yan was stunned, but immediately realized that there must be something behind the other party's words, and asked hurriedly: "Did he send you a letter?"

"Well, I just received it today." Deng Chunyan's breathing became heavier, as if she was suppressing her anger.

"What did he send you?"

"Nude photos!" Deng Chunyan could no longer suppress her anger and cursed, "That psychopath sent me a bunch of nude photos of him and other women!"

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"Nude photos?" When Jiang Biao called Chen Yan to synchronize clues, he was stunned when he heard Chen Yan say this, because it connected with the clues he had investigated.

"Nude photos of Liu Jianshe and Nana?" Jiang Biao asked.

"That's impossible to confirm right now, as I can't see the photos. But I've asked Deng Chunyan carefully, and the woman in the nude photos is quite young, probably in her early twenties, good-looking, with long, wavy hair. One of the photos shows her legs, and she has a black snake tattoo on her leg." Chen Yan blushed and paused before saying, "The snake's head just extends to her... private parts."

Jiang Biao suddenly became a little confused. This was a bit abnormal and scary.

Chen Yan said, "So it must be Nana."

"Chen Yan, have you ever asked Deng Chunyan whether the women in those nude photos had their eyes open or closed?"

"I didn't really ask that. Brother Biao, what do you mean..."

"I suspect Liu Jianshe raped Nana and took photos. Initially, these people probably didn't know about it, but later, for some unknown reason, they learned about the nude photos and went to Liu Jianshe's house to look for them."

"But they searched Liu Jianshe's house and couldn't find the photos. That's because Liu Jianshe had already sent them to Deng Chunyan. I'm not sure if Liu Jianshe told them where the photos were, but I'm afraid the end result would be the same."

Jiang Biao said in a deep voice: "Liu Jianshe is probably dead!"